From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 38051@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#38051: 26.3; (elisp) `Insertion' use of verb "point"
Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:36:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83r22nh4kd.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d603e6cb-5d3f-4252-89e3-a83c763ada5e@default> (message from Drew Adams on Mon, 4 Nov 2019 10:10:34 -0800 (PST))
> Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2019 10:10:34 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> Cc: 38051@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> > FWIW, I see no reason to shy away from using the word "point" in its
> > usual sense, just because we also have a special meaning for it.
>
> Do you see no reason because you don't see the
> possible confusion? Or do you see that but don't
> consider it's worth using different language to
> prevent it?
The former.
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2019-11-04 18:10 ` bug#38051: 26.3; (elisp) `Insertion' use of verb "point" Drew Adams
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2019-11-08 19:56 ` Drew Adams
2019-11-08 20:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-09 14:55 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-03 21:26 Drew Adams
2019-11-04 17:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-08 0:36 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-08 17:53 ` Drew Adams
2019-11-08 19:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
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