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From: jason@harlequin.co.uk (Jason Trenouth)
Subject: Re: Syntax question
In-Reply-To: chrisb@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au's message of 7 Oct 94 11:26:53
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Adrian> I am writing a chart comparing the syntax of a number of languages
Adrian> for an English sentence.  For example:
Adrian> 
Adrian> English: Jack, put the box on the table
Adrian> 
Adrian> Smalltalk: Jack putThe: box onThe: table
Adrian> 
Adrian> C: putOn( Jack, box, table )
Adrian> 
Adrian> C++: Jack.putOn( box, table )
Adrian> 
Adrian> Would someone in this newsgroup be kind enough to e-mail to me
Adrian> (adrian@acm.org) the equivalent for the language of this newsgroup.
Adrian> I think the above example

Chris>  (putOn jack box table)

Nah, identifier conventions are different in CL. It would be:

	(put-on jack box table)
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