> I think we just need something really short and unconfusing for the
> commonest cases,

   @a[ 42 ; -1 but last ]

That reads pretty well, no?

Maybe the other end isn't quite as good:

  @a[ 1 but first .. -2 but last ]

Hmm.  Should "-1 but last" or "0 but last" be the last element?

~ John Williams


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