std.stream.Stream.writeable
Jan Claeys
digitalmars at janc.be
Sun Nov 18 20:57:30 PST 2007
Op Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:14:26 +0000, schreef Janice Caron:
> On 11/15/07, Bruce Adams <tortoise_74 at yeah.who.co.uk> wrote:
>> Ironically this dictionary contains neither writeable nor writable and
>> yet claims to be 21st century.
>
> That's because it assumes its users are intelligent. For example, it
> also does not contain the word "writes". The reasoning is: it is
> sufficient to include the word "write", and define it as a verb, since
> all derivations therefrom are regular. It only lists derivations which
> are irregular (e.g. "noticeable")
If all derivations are _regular_, then why doesn't the software recognize
them and redirect? ;-)
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JanC
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