From: Dave Thomas Date: 2002-12-02T01:18:00+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby Document "Gavin Sinclair" writes: > I would do > > NOUN = :NOUN > VERB = :VERB > ... > > if word.type == NOUN ... > > Your way is prone to evil spelling mistakes! If you do that, is there a reason not to take the next step? if word.type == :NOUN Cheers Dave