resolution of Time in Rev

[Mark Smith]

Bug 3066 entered....

On 19 Aug 2005, at 21:25, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> Mark Smith wrote:
>> If it helps, 'the seconds' (like 'the time', 'the date', 'the files') 
>> is really a function, and can be used like:  put seconds() into tNow.
>
> If you're prone to curmudgeonly habits you might find the function 
> form very useful when skimming code to help differentiate from 
> properties.
>
> I've never understood why the original HyperTalk designers decided to 
> allow property syntax for some functions, or why only some but not 
> others.  But in spite of their choice, we can choose to employ a 
> consistent style to help maintainers of our code differentiate that 
> much more easily.
>
>
>> Incidentally, looking this up reveals that the dictionary also lists 
>> 'seconds' (plural) as a keyword to denote the second member of a set, 
>> when obviously it should be 'second' (singular).
>> Is this the kind of thing to bz?
>
> Yes, thanks.  It's a relatively minor clarification to note that only 
> the singular form should be used for ordinal references, but every 
> small improvement contributes to the overall learnability of the 
> language.
>
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