From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ad19,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10ad19,public X-Google-Thread: 107a89,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid107a89,public X-Google-Thread: 101deb,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid101deb,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10a146,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid10a146,public X-Google-Thread: 11440e,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid11440e,public X-Google-Thread: 1073c2,23963231b5359f74 X-Google-Attributes: gid1073c2,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-06-01 21:27:41 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!enews.sgi.com!news.xtra.co.nz!not-for-mail From: "AG" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ruby,comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.awk,comp.lang.clarion,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.pl1,comp.lang.vrml References: <3B0DBD4A.82943473@my-deja.net> <3B0DD011.88FCD00E@acm.org> <83WP6.3874$yc6.728572@news.xtra.co.nz> <3B1411D0.3AAF42E7@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <9f2nks$ibd$0@dosa.alt.net> <3B177EF7.2A2470F4@facilnet.es> <9f8b7b$h0e$1@nh.pace.co.uk> Subject: Re: Long names are doom ? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: <%WZR6.508$WD1.66748@news.xtra.co.nz> Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 16:27:58 +1200 NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.54.86.31 X-Complaints-To: newsadmin@xtra.co.nz X-Trace: news.xtra.co.nz 991456059 210.54.86.31 (Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:27:39 NZST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 16:27:39 NZST Organization: Xtra Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ruby:10328 comp.lang.ada:8007 comp.lang.awk:2693 comp.lang.clarion:20856 comp.lang.java.programmer:72903 comp.lang.pl1:707 comp.lang.vrml:3430 Date: 2001-06-02T16:27:58+12:00 List-Id: "Marin David Condic" wrote in message news:9f8b7b$h0e$1@nh.pace.co.uk... > Using plurals for type names and singulars for object names can work - but > not always. Just think of some other (non-English) language users, are you sure what is the plural of something like "fish" in their respective languages?