Re: Toward an omnibus Perl 6 Exceptions RFC, v0.1.

>>>>> "TO" == Tony Olekshy <[email protected]> writes:

TO>     except { ... } => catch { ... }

TO> 	Invoked if unwinding and the except block returns true.
TO> 	In the except block, $@ is the current exception.
TO> 	If the except or catch blocks throw, unwinding continues.
TO> 	If both complete without throwing, unwinding stops.
TO> 	This is basically an "if" with unwinding semantics.

That doesn't read right. Perhaps you really mean 'accept'.

Main Entry: 1ex·cept
	Pronunciation: ik-'sept
	Variant(s): also ex·cept·ing /-'sep-ti[ng]/
	Function: preposition
	Date: 14th century
	: with the exclusion or exception of <daily except Sundays> 


Main Entry: 2except
	Function: verb

	Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French excepter, from
	Latin exceptare, from exceptus, past participle of excipere to
	take out, except, from ex- + capere to take

	-- more at HEAVE
	Date: 14th century

	transitive senses : to take or leave out from a number or a
			    whole : EXCLUDE
	intransitive senses : to take exception : OBJECT
	- ex·cep·tive /-'sep-t&v/ adjective 

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