From: bbense+comp.lang.ruby.Sep.21.02@... Date: 2002-09-23T21:19:53+09:00 Subject: Re: select and select -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <05aa01c26190$08727960$0300a8c0@austin.rr.com>, Hal E. Fulton wrote: >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Yukihiro Matsumoto" >To: "ruby-talk ML" >Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 9:25 AM >Subject: Re: select and select > > >> Hi, >> >> In message "Re: select and select" >> on 02/09/20, Joel VanderWerf writes: >> >> |What about these? >> | >> | at_indices (too long, ugly) >> | sample (not very clear) >> | pick (too close to select) >> >> I like "pick". How do others feel (especially English speaking ones)? > >It's OK, but I think not ideal... > - - I like it as well as anything I've seen so far, I like "choose" a bit better. "choose" and "pick" are synonyms of "select". What else can we get from thesaurus.com? select; pick and choose; pick out, single out; cull, glean, winnow; sift the chaff from the wheat, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; pick up, pitch upon; pick one's way; indulge one's fancy. - - I kind of like "winnow", "cull" and "glean". - - Maybe this should be a rubygarden poll? - - Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBPYytVmTWTAjn5N/lAQGbywP/SzlqO9GZUNF1vKUlSadSsn4XC1XZB0BA 7FQAi1JN4acB0D4+PHYBGGxpdeUSIk5FWD30mVLWo37Nmw2RNQ2PUrS3SB7Ngxva vjW4OhumKalRROrAWdELtq1nGScuf/Hlo8sxzyv5X2hUj0IcJ53iEVe4YnOtnKg/ yjw73knOdfY= =/p/c -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----