On Tue, 2004-02-10 at 18:13, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I came across this in connection with an unrelated issue > > > beta[2] > Error in beta[2] : object is not subsettable > > beta[2] <- 5 > Error in "[<-"(`*tmp*`, 2, value = 5) : object is not subsetable > > One of the messages must be wrong, but I need a native English speaker > to tell me which one.
Peter, To be clear, I presume that you are referring to either the single or double 't' in the words 'subsettable' and 'subsetable'. Note also that in R-lang.pdf, the following also exists: 10.4.3 Index constructions ... The object can formally be any valid expression, but it is understood to denote or evaluate to a subsetable object. ... A Google search suggests that both spellings are in use, though a quick review would suggest that the double 't' is more common. For example: at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~sgarg/l2h/node7.html, the following: "Modularization and Subsetable systems" Then of course, Omegahat has this: http://www.omegahat.org/api/org/omegahat/Environment/DataStructures/Subsettable.html Curiously, I have not been able to find either spelling in any "mainstream" english language dictionary (ie. Oxford, Cambridge, Websters). I could not find 'subsetting' in any dictionary either, though that word with a double 't' also appears frequently in many technical references, including ?"[": "You can write methods to handle subsetting of specific classes of objects..." If you want my vote (FWIW), I would go with the double 't'. Keep in mind that while I now live in Minnesota, I was born in Brooklyn, New York. That may bias your opinion as to whether or not I am a native English speaker... ;-) I will of course defer to any English majors who may be reading this. HTH, Marc Schwartz ______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list https://www.stat.math.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
