Re: [stack] function/object ambiguity + quotation alternative

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Tanksley" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [stack] function/object ambiguity + quotation alternative


> Stevan Apter wrote:
>> From: "John Nowak" <[email protected]>
>> > What XY does seems even worse though! Here's why:
>> >    1. [dup] i == [dup] first i  (given, as per your example)
>> >    2. [dup] == [dup] first      (removing shared 'i' suffix)
>>>    3. id == first               (removing share '[dup]' prefix)
> 
>> no.  dup = [dup] first.
> 
> You're right, but he's also right -- you should always be able to remove
> identical suffixes from both sides of the equation, and in this case you
> can't do that.

1 is true, 2 is false.

first != i != id

i don't see the problem.


> 
> -Wm
> 
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