On 8/5/10 2:56 AM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> Couldn't you have limited to single quotes -- reserving to them the
> function of literalizing what is between them.
No. That's not the difference between single and double quotes. Why
would I complicate things further?
> Otherwise, could you think other characters you'd prefer to use to
> group words separated by white-space, together to be matched in a pattern?
And introduce another special character or two? Thank you, no.
> Or, why should double quotes be functionally the same as single quotes
> in that situation?
Why should they not?
Chet
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