Re: English language basis for "throw"

[John Porter]

I think about the word some OO gurus use: "raise".
Makes some sense, as in "raise a red flag" or "raise an objection".
"Raise" means elevate, or escalate.  Hmmm, "escalate" sounds good;
except it kinda assumes the prior existence of the thing (the
exception) being escalated.

So, instead of "throw": "throwup".  As in "throw up my hands".
This is good!  "I give up.  If someone else can handle it, take it away."
Or "throwin", as in, the towel.

Or, instead of longjmp: "highjump".  Or "hammerthrow".  Or "shotput". 
Oh -- except these things don't usually get caught. :-)


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John Porter