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  1. From: vandevod@cs.rpi.edu (David Vandevoorde)
  2. Message-ID: <xsolok9nshi.fsf@avs.cs.rpi.edu>
  3. X-Original-Date: 06 Apr 1996 13:59:37 -0400
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  5. Date: 07 Apr 96 08:03:08 GMT
  6. Approved: fjh@cs.mu.oz.au
  7. Newsgroups: comp.std.c++
  8. Subject: Re: Constness/constancy.. let's not sink into Newspeak...
  9. Organization: RPI Computer Science
  10. References: <4k3squ$t1d@nuacht.iol.ie>
  11. In-Reply-To: David Byrden's message of 06 Apr 96 05:21:56 GMT
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  18. >>>>> "DB" == David Byrden <Goyra@iol.ie> writes:
  19. DB>      The draft standard uses 'constness' several times. There is
  20. DB> already a perfectly suitable English word, 'constancy', which
  21. DB> removes the need for this recently invented, rather crude
  22. DB> word. Why give it the stamp of approval?
  23.  
  24. ;^) I don't agree: `const' (which is ``newspeak'' in itself) is not 
  25. quite the same as ``constant''. Hence, `constness' shouldn't be
  26. confused with ``constancy''.
  27.  
  28.     Daveed
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