on Mon Apr 18 2016, Greg Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Apr 14, 2016, at 10:07 PM, Stephen Canon via swift-evolution >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Apr 14, 2016, at 8:34 PM, Brent Royal-Gordon <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Stephen Canon wrote: >>>> >>>> public protocol Arithmetic >>> >>> Is there a rationale for the name "Arithmetic"? There's probably >>> nothing wrong with it, but I would have guessed you'd use the name >>> "Number”. >> >> Dave A. came up with the name, though I think it’s a good one. Number isn’t >> bad either. > > Does Number hew too close to Foundation's NSNumber name? > > `Arithmetic` provides a beautiful hook for grammar pedants: as a > protocol name it ought to be pronounced as the adjective "arithMEtic"
Yes, or for those less excited by the idea, arith-MEH-tic. > and not the noun "aRITHmetic". Complaining about that sounds like fun > to me, but naming the protocol `Arithmetical` would avoid that issue > if others disagree. Point taken, but... blick. -- Dave _______________________________________________ swift-evolution mailing list [email protected] https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
