Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:: [': 0.04; "'a'": 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'enough?': 0.16; 'formally': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'identifiable': 0.16; 'rigorous': 0.16; 'subject:type': 0.16; 'subject:which': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'subject:] ': 0.20; 'feb': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'subject:like': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'define': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'context.': 0.31; "i'd": 0.34; 'anybody': 0.35; 'objects': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:data': 0.36; 'represent': 0.38; "'the'": 0.84; '2015': 0.84; 'article,': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=uTzRAy1cAYODJiJQdD0ka+T5qZZ8nR12rQvi7VrBcTM=; b=r6NPz5vgmDXEsexXGLKC6pz7ehAmhiX2FzRGF8ms0jWof51EHZl81oY0NU3QX8RGRn lLkNd/V/3P2hWYoI6w+805bVUIX+Tjp7hRO6a6sQ77RqFUddg9YMk89091nLo1FwsUy0 9xh5fHO/ywVUdJekwb7e03WBAOlTHdEnvhapU5MmGlCrgFcT6brucHDsgg0HIkYnA7Qu kQfMTSS7+TqFRn95kWjYWmDUC6DhHg0CJFq0reXizqLtH1uMoXfzemoeNrhbVoqqYvEe 6Mnyf88UnHvikW/hRjd1gLvuMEO/gG+Bwm2WTa3TUO/aENj8EZMrGfX9+K+QfLO+tZ+0 014Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.167.201 with SMTP id q192mr24173820ioe.43.1422897958406; Mon, 02 Feb 2015 09:25:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <3c31aec4-0c0a-4eb9-aff4-e7b7aa76da21@googlegroups.com> <3d3ef587-a62d-4024-964c-0ac8be023ca3@googlegroups.com> <0b8db0f6-75c5-4a8f-a9a5-51fa936b306e@googlegroups.com> <87zj8zf8bv.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <87bnlekfrg.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <561ab49b-890e-4c95-9cf2-6cbbac5b3c93@googlegroups.com> <87a90yf5dd.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <54ce5929$0$12992$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <87twz5e9yl.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <54ceda0b$0$12977$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <87zj8witjx.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <243defb2-b3b0-413d-adf6-67d1e8ecd7d5@googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 04:25:58 +1100 Subject: Re: [OT] fortran lib which provide python like data type From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1422897961 news.xs4all.nl 2859 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44096 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:85096 On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 3:52 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > I'd like to see anybody define 'a' and 'the' without using 'a' and 'the'. > Would that be formally rigorous or rigorously formal? a: Indefinite article, used to represent individual objects not otherwise identifiable. the: Definite article, used to represent individual objects identifiable by context. Near enough? ChrisA