Re: List of Functions

From	Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: List of Functions
Date	2016-03-29 08:52 +0200
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Am 29.03.16 um 08:21 schrieb Rustom Mody:
> Dijkstra liked to point out that CS was backward in America compared to Europe
> because in Europe they used 'store' but Americans used anthropomorphism like memory
>
> Now given that store can mean -- among other things --
> - room where I dump stuff
> - shop where I buy bread and eggs
> - etc
> why is Dijkstra's preferred use actually any better?

The Oxford dictionary lists "store" for "shop" as "chiefly North American"

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/store

Maybe Dijkstra was speaking from his native Dutch perspective? I don't 
know in Dutch, but at least in German we use "Speicher", which means 
"store room" - either a closet or room, typically under the roof, where 
you store things for later use, or a municipal facility to store, e.g. 
water in big amounts, or the big buildings at harbours used to store 
goods, but never a shop.

A room where you store things for later use is a quite good description 
for computer memory, isn't it?

	Christian

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            Re: List of Functions Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-03-29 08:52 +0200

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