On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 03:32:08PM -0700, Tom wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 11:50:40PM +0200, David Jardine wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 02:21:45PM -0700, Tom wrote: > > > I would say isRed(fork) contains an implied [it] and [a]: > > > > > > [it] | is | fork > > > -----|----|---------- > > > | | \ \ > > > \a \red > > > > > > fork is a "predicate noun", red is an adjective > > > > No, I want to hand them a fork and ask them if the fork (subject) > > is red. I know it's a fork. > > You don't know its a fork, anymore than an index variable is an "i." :-) > fork is its name, no forkness there.
Of course I know it's a fork. It's my paramater and I know what I'm passing. I wouldn't have called it "fork" otherwise. > > Note "Is the fork red?" and "The fork is red" diagram identically. "If" > is a conjunctive: > > . > . > .if > . > . > fork | is \ red > ------|-----\---- > \ | > \the > > You are correct, for your intention OO syntax is best. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- David Jardine Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it. -Sacher M. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
