On 01/08/2011 12:20 PM, Paul Eggert wrote: >>> And if so, >>> >> why should "--39--" *not* be an identifier? >> > >> > Who says it shouldn't? > The rule you proposed above says it shouldn't. >
Ah, sorry, I misread the rule. I now see that it does allow "--39--" as an identifier. However, it does not allow "x" as an identifier, which is surely not intended either. How very confusing....