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On Monday, April 16, 2012 6:43:21 AM UTC-4, marius63 wrote:
 
> Actually there is a bit of thruth in the absurd no keyword thing


Imagine the nightmare if no keywords were reserved:

if if then then; end; if end then if else then end if; end if;

Now just imagine trying to write a compiler to parse it.  The simplicity gained by reserving a few (or even more than a few...) far outweighs the minor annoyance of picking a new name now and again.