Re: regexp question: match anything but not a group?

[Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com>]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> But it still seems valid to protect against greedyness?
>                                               ^^^^^^^^^^
> AKA greed,

I just made it up, but funny enough - it does actually exist (with
slightly different spelling)!

From http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/greediness:

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| greediness (ˈɡriːdɪnɪs) 
| 
| Definitions
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| noun
| 
|  1. the quality of being greedy
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| greedy (ˈɡriːdɪ Pronunciation for greedy ) 
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| Definitions
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| adjective
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| Word forms:  greedier,  greediest
| 
|  1. excessively desirous of food or wealth, esp in large amounts;
|     voracious
|  2. (postpositive) foll by for eager (for)   ⇒ `a man greedy for
|     success'
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| Derived Forms
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| ˈgreedily adverb
| ˈgreediness noun
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| Word Origin
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| Old English grǣdig; related to Old Norse grāthugr, Gothic grēdags
| hungry, Old High German grātac
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| Example Sentences Including 'greediness'
| 
|     At times his greediness got the better of him but he never let
|     his enthusiasm go off the boil.
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| Sun, News of the World (2004)
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|     Broilers consume lots more feed-there's a good chance that
|     greediness has been inadvertently selected for.
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| New Scientist (1998)
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|     Mr Carman asked him if he had a `streak of greediness " in him
|     for money, expensive cars and Rolex watches.
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| Sun, News of the World (1999)
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|     Thus individuals who do experience strong pulls of greediness
|     often go to desperate measures to hide their behaviour.
| 
| Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind
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cheers,
Thorsten