typo correction Re: [E-Lang] three philosophies of syntax

zooko@zooko.com zooko@zooko.com
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:03:00 -0700


 
 I, Zooko, wrote:
>
> 3.  I would actually go so far as to hypothesize that hackers (remembering
> their experiences in Lisp class in college) are *sensitive* to this kind of
> syntax.  I think that many of them, upon realizing that they are expressing
> a "normal, straightforward" meaning, such as a method declaration, or a class
> declaration, or a for loop, in terms of a deeper meaning which is not
> understood by them, immediately think that this language "smells of Lisp", and,
> in a sort of immune reaction, adjure it.
                                ^^^^^^

I meant "abjure".  That's what I get for trying to use one of Amber's GRE
vocabulary words.

Regards,

Zooko