Whither Tango?

[Adam D. Ruppe]

On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 12:15:30AM +1030, Justin Johansson wrote:
> Listen guys.  "retro" in English, and given it's post-classical Latin
> roots does not mean the same as "reverse". 

The only difference I've ever heard is reverse is a verb, and retro
is an adjective.

retro rocket = rockets that fire in reverse
retrograde = an orbit that goes in reverse


If it had to change, the next best thing would probably be inReverse();

Do people find that agreeable?


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