Arbitrary abbreviations in phobos considered ridiculous

[Nick Sabalausky]

"Ary Manzana" <ary at esperanto.org.ar> wrote in message 
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>
> Sample Ruby session:
>
> > irb
> ruby-1.8.7-p352 :001 > [1, 2, 3].count
>  => 3
> ruby-1.8.7-p352 :002 > [1, 2, 3].length
>  => 3
> ruby-1.8.7-p352 :003 > [1, 2, 3].size
>  => 3
>
> I never saw *anyone* complaining about this. When you write, you choose 
> whatever is convenient to you (whatever comes to your mind first). When 
> you read it, it's understandable. Nobody wonders "why didn't he wrote 
> 'length' instead of 'size'", because the meaning is clear.

I would wonder what the subtle distinction is. FWIW.