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From: Van L <van@scratch.space>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty@orcon.net.nz>
Cc: 31589@debbugs.gnu.org,
	bug-gnu-emacs
	<bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+psainty=orcon.net.nz@gnu.org>
Subject: bug#31589: Acknowledgement (lispintro - Backtrace read out update)
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 20:37:52 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <552DA675-464F-43D3-8EEF-3838EED0E91F@scratch.space> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <25cf907d50df80056208670922c9d570@webmail.orcon.net.nz>


> Phil Sainty writes:
> 
> Van L writes:
>> Having `this-here’ emphasizes the first atom of the list being
>> discussed as distinct from `this' in an oop sense or ordinary `this'
>> in a sentence. It bends over backwards more for a non-programmer.
> 
> A bit awkward, though?
> 
> I think "(here is an unquoted list)" would be nicer than that, if
> such a change was to be made.

Not awkward in the following context, which has the hyphenated `void-function’.

(void-function this-here)

Looks nicer to me.
It hints of being lispy.

hmmm, yeah, this works, too, and won’t add more.

(void-function here)




  reply	other threads:[~2018-05-25 10:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-05-25  3:32 bug#31589: lispintro - Backtrace read out update Van L
     [not found] ` <handler.31589.B.15272191445973.ack@debbugs.gnu.org>
2018-05-25  4:21   ` bug#31589: Acknowledgement (lispintro - Backtrace read out update) Van L
2018-05-25  8:39     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-05-25  8:59       ` Van L
2018-05-25  9:58         ` Phil Sainty
2018-05-25 10:37           ` Van L [this message]
2018-05-25  8:37 ` bug#31589: lispintro - Backtrace read out update Eli Zaretskii

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