"not x in" vs. "x not in"

[Ben Wolfson]

In article <oihmctopeloiihkfk3jb3icnvrdoemm402 at news.mbnet.fi>,
Kristian Ovaska  <kristian.ovaska at helsinki.fi> wrote:
>list = [1,2,3,4]
>not 5 in list
>5 not in list
>
>Why is there a "not in" operator? For clarity?
>
>(Not that I oppose "not in" in any way. I like it. I'm just curious.)

To me, "not x in list" is confusing--I read it as meaning the same
thing as "(not x) in list"

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