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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: Question for the folks who designed Ada95
Date: 1999/04/27
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In article <3726039A.916FC0F3@easystreet.com>, Al Christians <achrist@easystreet.com> writes:

> Couldn't the ()'s for a 0-parameter call be optional for clarity for
> those who think they enhance clarity?

Certainly, so long as you guarantee that the text will automatically
change to suit the tastes of the person reading it, even from hardcopy
at the bus stop.  For precedent see the dictionary reference to "Pooka"
in the play "Harvey".

Until paper engineering catches up with literature, favoring readers
should mean standardised (..ized? :-) spellings.

Larry Kilgallen