On 14/08/2022 09:03, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
OK. Does it sound better to use "nonce" for the semi-deprecated
feature as you say, or actually for the new feature? Is it clearer
than "ad-hoc"? ("nonce" is a word that I learnt today.)
Or maybe \textMark and \textEndMark? I'm not sure.
I prefer `\textMark` over 'ad-hoc' or 'nonce'. As with Jean, I've
never used the word 'nonce' before.
As an English speaker, "nonce" has been in my list of "words I know of"
pretty much forever. In my list of "words I know what they mean" ...
it's still not in THAT list :-)
It's archaic, and most native speakers - like me - will have to look it
up in a dictionary.
Cheers,
Wol
