From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 2643 invoked from network); 21 May 2020 15:06:54 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 21 May 2020 15:06:54 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7A90D9C896; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 848ED9C677; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:12 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id D60E49C677; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:08 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta34p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta34p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.98]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C2E2F9C668 for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:07 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep34p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20200521150605.FJCV9964.viclafep34p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:05 +1000 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduhedrudduuddgkedvucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucegtddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepkeeiteejueeuhfefgeeuvdduieefvedugfevtdffkefhffejkefhuddtteehtefhnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheprghnvghurhhinhdrhhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgpdhinhgvthepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpeeouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehtuhhhshesthhuhhhsrdhorhhgqe X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.420) id 5E8A564B087A6168 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:04 +1000 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 04LF63Si068842 for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:03 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 04LF613l068839 for ; Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:03 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 22 May 2020 01:06:01 +1000 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: <1CB35E55-B577-491F-B293-A4A0686FFCDC@cfcl.com> Message-ID: References: <202005141841.04EIfvEZ063529@tahoe.cs.Dartmouth.EDU> <20200515150122.GF30160@mcvoy.com> <014001d62af3$9cc209b0$d6461d10$@ronnatalie.com> <20200519194534.GH140052@straylight.m.ringlet.net> <1CB35E55-B577-491F-B293-A4A0686FFCDC@cfcl.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] v7 K&R C X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Tue, 19 May 2020, Rich Morin wrote: > On a vaguely-related note, for some years I've been using the phrase > "algebraic syntax" to characterize languages such as Algol, C/C++, > Fortran, Java(Script), Ruby, etc. Contrary examples might include > Assembler, COBOL, Forth, Lisp, RPG, etc. My benchmark is "Can it be described in BNF?" LISP, for example, would be something like: phrase: "(" phrase ")" > However, I can't find this usage in Wikipedia or elsewhere in the > Intertubes. Am I simply confused? Is there a better term to use? > Inquiring gnomes need to mine... You are confused because you are relying upon Wikipedia :-) Well, someone had to say it, so it may as well be me; as I keep saying, it's only as accurate as the last idiot who updated it. -- Dave, a Wikipedia editor