On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 10:46 pm, Rustom Mody wrote: > On Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 11:57:01 AM UTC+5:30, Ben Finney wrote:
>> You've clearly committed to some ontology that just doesn't match the >> Python data model. > > How about lay-English ontology in which "point to" and "refer to" are > fairly synonymous? "Pointer" in English is also a synonym for - a type of dog; - an instrument which pierces (as used by engravers, lace workers, etc); - an item of private information; - a hint or tip; - a caution or warning; - a recommendation; - the index finger; - a cricketer fielding at a specific position; - the hour/minute/second hand on a timepiece; - a compass needle; - two specific stars in the constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major); - diagonal braces fastened across the hold of a ship; - the small icon whose movement across the screen follows that of the mouse, trackball or other pointing device; - a signpost or milepost; and more. I don't think that arguing on the basis of lay-English or plain English terms is going to be terribly useful. -- Steven -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
