Mark Janssen wrote:
Mr. Ewing says "base" has to be interpreted as an *adjective* because otherwise it would mean the BOTTOM (like the BASE of the pyramid),
Not exactly -- a native English speaker would say something like "the bottommost class" if that's what they meant. Or they would say "the most basic class" to mean the simplest one -- but that's not quite what we mean either. The only way that "most base class" makes grammatical sense is if you interpret "base" as meaning "undesirable", as in "base metal" (i.e. a non-precious metal), "base instinct" (the kind of animal urges that humans are meant to be too good for), etc.
while Terry responds that it is the TOP (*super*class).
Yeah, "top" or "bottom" only conveys the right idea if you assume the diagram is drawn a particular way up. Which is why I like the term "base class" -- you just need to be careful with the grammar! -- Greg -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
