>But that, precisely, was my point:  Arrays *and* hashes.  If there is more than
>one plural whatzitz, then why can't there be more than one singular whatzitz?
>(and don't say, "because plural *means* more than one" :-).  If having a
>filehandle character would make the code clearer, then let's do it.

No: lists are the plural whatzitzes, containing zero or more singular
whatzitzes.  They are ordered.  Arrays hold lists.

Hashes, on the otherhand, are *unordered* pluralities containing zero 
or more look-up-able dualities.

--tom

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