[REBOL] context of a function Re:(6)
From: brian:hawley:bigfoot at: 23-Aug-2000 13:33
Ladislav wrote:
>Hi Elan,
>
>I am not a native English speaker, but see some use for a
>terminological change:
>
>You wrote:
>
>{{
>It is simple to determine which words are bound to the context of
>a function. We must do a little more work to determine whether an
>instance of the word a is bound to the context of the object or
>to the context of the function.
>}}
>
>I offer the following reformulation (the asterisks are marking the
>difference):
>
>{{
>It is simple to determine whether a word *can be* bound to the
>context (of a function/object). We must do a little more work to
>determine whether a word *is* bound to the context (of the
>function/object).
>}}
You have my vote!
I will try to use this terminology in the future.
By the way, I am a native English speaker, to the extent that
is how American English is referred to by Americans. I gather
that non-Americans usually use swear words when referring to
my country's dialects. :)
Brian Hawley
Currently in Chicago, IL
