On Wed, 29 Nov 2017 at 13:28 Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
> Nick Coghlan wrote: > > >>What about more English-like syntax: > >> > >>X or else Y > > > > The problem with constructs like this is that they look like they > > should mean the same thing as "X or Y". > > How about: > > x otherwise y > > It looks different enough from "or" that you're not going > to accidentally read it that way when skimming. > > The meaning is something you'll have to learn if you don't > know, but at least it's a word that can be googled for. > In terms of syntax, this is my favourite one so far.
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