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bug#31628: 26.1; Problem in read-multiple-choice's docstring
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Basil L. Contovounesios |
Subject: |
bug#31628: 26.1; Problem in read-multiple-choice's docstring |
Date: |
Tue, 29 May 2018 17:39:43 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> Technically, a list of (A B C) is as much an alist as a list of (A . B),
>> but I agree that the docstring can be clarified a bit.
>
> No - assuming you mean that A, B, and C are elements of the
> list and they are atoms, not cons cells.
You misunderstood the wording that Damien and I used. We both referred
to lists *of elements* (A B C), not lists *of form* (A B C). In other
words, (A B C) and (A . B) describe the structure of the list's
elements, not that of the list itself.
The preposition "of" in "list of (A B C)" totally disambiguates this
distinction for me; if the wording is not as clear to others, then
perhaps someone will suggest an improvement.
--
Basil