Phrase. An idiom is a phrase that can not be explained by the normal rules and meanings of the language. e.g. "kick the bucket" in English. The so-called "APL Idioms" should have been called "APL Phrases" or perhaps "APL Common Useful Phrases".
----- Original Message ----- From: Björn Helgason <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:05 Subject: Re: [Jchat] Newbie Musings 2: How I got to J To: Chat forum <[email protected]> > Just out of curiosity I would like to know if what APL called idioms > is also called idioms in J or if people prefer to call it > phrases in J > > > > 2010/2/10 Raul Miller <[email protected]>: > > the most natural J approach will probably > > be a document describing various idioms perhaps backed up > > by a library of frequently used functions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
