"yigal chripun" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > > It's very simple actually: > you want to name a function that reverses your range and you have several > valid names for it, please choose the most common word (the first that > comes to mind) which in this case is (surprise!) - "reverse". (or any > variation that makes sense in this particular case, like "reversed") > > simple logic, don't you agree? > Any human language has more than one way to express oneself. The best way > to reach a wide (and international) audience is to use the most common > phrases - don't go all academic on me with Latin or Shakespearean words > and don't go getho on me with misspelled slang. > Is that so much to ask for? >
I certainly consider "reverse" to be a better name than "retro". No argument from me there. What I'm saying is just that I think people are making it out to be a much bigger issue than it really is. (Now, "iota", on the other hand...)
