Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.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 0.071 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.86; '*S*': 0.00; 'languages,': 0.03; '16,': 0.15; 'subject:was': 0.15; 'couldnt': 0.16; 'semantically': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:syntax': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; '>>>': 0.18; 'english.': 0.18; 'phrase': 0.18; 'appears': 0.19; 'subject:not': 0.21; 'dec': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'saying': 0.26; '(in': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'pm,': 0.29; 'least': 0.30; 'actual': 0.32; 'subject:]': 0.32; 'fri,': 0.34; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.34; 'it.': 0.34; 'received:209.85.212': 0.34; 'but': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'could': 0.37; 'using': 0.38; 'somewhat': 0.38; 'steven': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; "couldn't": 0.39; 'received:209': 0.40; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.40; '2011': 0.61; 'double': 0.61; 'here': 0.65; 'us.': 0.70; 'care': 0.71; 'age': 0.78; ':).': 0.84; 'australia,': 0.84; 'heh.': 0.84; 'rusi': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=cQQcOl5BrOTEhGdIMvnGc9URQlGR/QQNi0XyaKzVhHg=; b=g7dGHRrNXgxb8z332zgGA8ROrXaAOfB3otTq8AoEJ+cWh0u8SB2FgNhMlI1YwcA8hR wrw+eBy42S5xVR8XHbSCj4b1NEWpiilVEMf9qKMitWh5JeW9Enm8dwKhQmWPUi7A1Uoo z0oth2+YO50yMYIK3P1NSG2XJrrNlYw8Mhuaw= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4eebe83f$0$29979$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> References: <4ee81592$0$11091$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <4ee89762$0$29979$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <4EEAB3E0.80809@mrabarnett.plus.com> <6a0161f3-d349-4a28-b003-793f647c10e4@x7g2000vby.googlegroups.com> <7b7e09cf-f618-4d86-8e5e-81ba1904c75c@k5g2000pra.googlegroups.com> <47fda7c8-1c8a-40c4-8c86-251ec2503cb7@m7g2000vbc.googlegroups.com> <4eebe83f$0$29979$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:11:27 -0500 Subject: Re: % is not an operator [was Re: Verbose and flexible args and kwargs syntax] From: David Robinow To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1324087888 news.xs4all.nl 6974 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58079 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:17399 On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:40:11 -0800, Eelco wrote: > >> On 16 dec, 18:38, rusi wrote: >>> On Dec 16, 3:25=A0pm, Eelco wrote: >>> >>> > Pseudo-backwards compatibility with other languages, I couldnt not >>> > care less for. >>> >>> Double negations n Goedelian situations have interesting implications >>> (tho here its triple) >> >> Heh. Well at least my extra (unintended) negation is semantically >> consistent with the actual english usage of the phrase, which omits the >> negation completely :). (I could care less) > > Oh please. "I could care less" is not English. That's American. > > Here in Australia, we follow the English practice of saying that we > couldn't care less. Well the phrase is still somewhat controversial in the US. I never heard it until age 19 (in 1966) and have always been somewhat disdainful of those using it. But it appears to be hopeless. http://articles.boston.com/2010-10-24/lifestyle/29303907_1_care-peeves-dec= ades