Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote: > Leandro Lucarella wrote: > > Michel Fortin, el 14 de febrero a las 07:48 me escribiste: > >> On 2010-02-14 05:12:41 -0500, Jacob Carlborg <[email protected]> said: > >> > >>> It iterates backwards, all the way back to the 50s. I think > >>> "reverse" is a much better word. > >> Agree. > >> > >> My dictionary says: "retro": imitative of a style, fashion, or > >> design from the recent past. > >> > >> It's an amusing name in the way Andrei likes it, but the meaning > >> isn't very clear. "reverse" would be a better name. > > > > This is a pattern in Andrei, which I think it really hurts the language > > (the names are very clever and funny, but that shouldn't be the point of > > a name, a name should be clear). > > At least in this case being funny was not the point. I needed a name > that was (a) short, (b) different from "reverse", (c) memorable. It is > understood that other paint colors are available, but please don't > forget to give a little love to the painter. :o) It would be of course > best if names that arguably hurt the language were changed, so please > compile a list. > > Andrei
1. Contrawise 2. Rearward 3. AssBackwards 4. Reorientated 5. Turnedabout 6. Turnedaround 7. Inversified 8. Flipped 9. Refluxed 10. VolteFace or how about Reverse... -=mike=-
