[Python-Dev] _length_cue()
Terry Reedy
tjreedy at udel.edu
Thu Feb 9 16:39:40 CET 2006
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> >>> Might I suggest that at least you consider using "hint" instead of
> "cue"?
> ...
>
> Greg> I agree that "hint" is a more precise name.
>
> Ditto. In addition, we already have queues. Do we really need to use a
> homonym that means something entirely different? (Hint: consider the
> added
> difficulty for non-native English speakers).
Even as a native English speaker, but without knowing the intended meaning,
I did not understand or guess that length_cue meant length_hint. The
primary meaning of cue is 'signal to begin some action', with 'hint,
suggestion' being a secondary meaning. Even then, I would take it as
referring to possible action rather than possible information.
Cue is also short for queue, leading to cue stick (looks like a pigtail,
long and tapering) and cue ball.
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