Maybe I'm really missing something, but why use "[" and "]" at all? Just use "x" and "y".
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Don Watson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Raul, > > I said: > >> 2)Why: For implicit definition, tacit S will consist only of verbs, so >> that the nouns x and y must be removed. The system has >> to know where they came from at execution time. > > You said: > > Tacit J expressions can include nouns, parenthesis, adverbs > and/or conjunctions. None of these are verbs, though obviously > they may be used in the construction of verbs. > > I agree; I should have said verb phrases. I said: > >> What: Markers must be put in the place from which they came. >> How: Use "[" as a marker for x and "]" as a marker for y. At >> execution time, the implicit rules bring an x and a y to the >> right of these verbs. > > You said: > > This statement is extremely confusing, in my opinion. It might > seem simple but it is ambiguous. > > How could I add clarity? > > Don > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
