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From: Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Variable naming issue
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Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:

>> So you're saying they're all different? In which case, the answer is
>> to cripple the language to work to the lowest common denominator?
>
> Can I confirm that this is an accurate statement of your opinion -- that
> a language (maybe only C) is literally *crippled* because you can't rely
> on using $ in an identifier?  I ask because I think you sometimes just
> say stuff to get a rise from people.

Trolls gotta troll.