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[Greg Ewing]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> I apologize for my poor English -- I don't know what you mean by "an
> affection" or "an affect".

I think he meant "affectation", about which 
www.wordsmyth.net has this to say:


Pronunciation    ae fihk te shEn
              
Definition 1.    falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior;
pretense.
              
Synonyms         pretense (3) , artificiality {artificial (3)} ,
affectedness 
                 {affected (2)} , pretentiousness {pretentious (1)}
              
Crossref. Syn.   show , mannerism , air
              
Similar Words    sham , show , unnaturalness {unnatural} , posturing
{posture (vi)}
              
Definition 2.    a specific instance of such pretense.
              
Synonyms         mannerism (2) , airs (5) , pose1 (2) , show (4)
              
Crossref. Syn.   act
              
Similar Words    imposture
              
Related Words    camp , pomp , cant , pretense , claptrap


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Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, University of Canterbury,	  
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