Re: top 10 words which should not be in a Forth dictionary?

From	Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: top 10 words which should not be in a Forth dictionary?
Date	2014-02-21 11:04 +0000
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On 20/02/2014 21:30, Rod Pemberton wrote:
>
> What would be a top ten list of commonly used Forth words that should
> NOT be part of a Forth dictionary?  (And, why?)
>
> There are a variety non-standard Forth words that are commonly used.
> It's clear many of them should be defined since they're commonly used,
> but its' also clear some of them shouldn't be.
>
> E.g., ANS doesn't define CELL but it's commonly used and easy to define.
> The question is whether CELL should be defined or not.  Are there valid
> reasons to not define CELL ?  E.g., does using CELL encourage people to
> not use CELLS or CELL+ ?  And, does that lead to errors?
>
> I'm sure there are other words that should be avoided in Forth too which
> are commonly implemented.  Some of those are obsolete words from old Forth
> standards and fig-Forth.
>
> Recently, there was mention of DRIP DIP NUP TAKE or equivalents, but are
> thosed common enough to be top 10?
>
>
> Rod Pemberton

The whole of the Block word set, an anachronism.

-- 
Gerry

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top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-02-20 16:30 -0500
  Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? AKK <akk@nospam.org> - 2014-02-20 23:56 +0100
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2014-02-21 02:40 +0100
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-02-20 21:17 -0800
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> - 2014-02-21 13:58 +0000
  Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2014-02-21 11:04 +0000
  Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-22 17:10 +0100
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-02-22 13:15 -0600
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2014-02-22 21:46 +0000
        Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-02-23 15:42 +0000
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-02-23 15:46 +0000
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Assad Ebrahim <assadebrahim2000@gmail.com> - 2014-03-03 12:08 -0800
        Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-03-03 20:23 +0000
        Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-03 15:58 -0600
          Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2014-03-04 01:06 +0100
          Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-03-06 18:01 +0000
            Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-06 17:59 -0600
              Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-03-07 11:34 +0000
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-07 06:43 -0600
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-03-07 13:07 +0000
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-07 08:41 -0600
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Assad Ebrahim <assadebrahim2000@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 10:17 -0800
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-07 13:10 -0600
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Assad Ebrahim <assadebrahim2000@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 11:32 -0800
                Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2014-03-07 14:28 +0100
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Assad Ebrahim <assadebrahim2000@gmail.com> - 2014-03-07 22:59 -0800
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2014-03-08 08:33 +0100
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2014-03-07 23:21 -1000
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-08 04:30 -0600
  top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-03-08 03:27 -0800
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-03-08 05:36 -0600
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2014-03-08 15:39 -0800
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-03-08 14:02 +0000
    Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-03-08 17:20 -0500
      Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2014-03-08 12:36 -1000
        Re: top 10 words which should *not* be in a Forth dictionary? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-03-08 18:40 -0500

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