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On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 12:41:38 -0800 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> wrote: 

PE> I'm not sure what is meant mean by 'only works in one function'. format-message
PE> should behave like 'format', and any function that calls 'format' or
PE> 'format-message' will get the extended behavior for free. For example, (message
PE> ...) would get the extended behavior.

I mean that if any string could use that syntax at the expression reader
level, it would be essentially a new macro syntax that can make strings
anywhere. I think that's more useful to more people than just `format'
and friends. Maybe #["format" "parameters" "here"] or something like that.

Ted