On 2/18/2013 2:19 PM, Bodoh John Robert [Contractor] wrote:
I couldn't disagree more. The document was written in English. I presume that, being written in English, it was meant for people that speak English. In every context that I can remember, "second operand" always referred to the operand that was in the second position. I have never heard of the phrase "second operand" to refer to a subscript.
I don't necessarily disagree with your logic, but I must ask: How long have you been reading Principles of Operation? Are you new to the platform? Many of us on this list have been using the "bible" since the 1980s, 1970s or even (in some cases) the 1960s and we are well acquainted with the conventions used throughout the book. Even if they might seem arcane to some, my point was that they are what they are and have always been. Changing them now would require tremendous effort--arguably wasting precious IBM hardware development resources. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
