Python is readable

Kiuhnm kiuhnm03.4t.yahoo.it
Tue Mar 20 19:27:26 EDT 2012


On 3/19/2012 16:27, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> I believe that you are misunderstanding the descriptivist position. There
> are many sentences which are never said, or perhaps only said once. Most
> non-trivial spoken or written sentences are unique. That doesn't make
> them wrong or erroneous because "nobody says them".
>
> Nobody says "hesitant teapots sleep artistically".

Let's not mix syntax with semantics. "If I'm ok: I'll go." represents 
all the possible sentences where the if-clause and the then-clause are 
separated by a colon. I believe that none of those are grammatically 
correct.

Kiuhnm



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