<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Might I suggest that at least you consider using "hint" instead of > "cue"? > ... > > Greg> I agree that "hint" is a more precise name. > > Ditto. In addition, we already have queues. Do we really need to use a > homonym that means something entirely different? (Hint: consider the > added > difficulty for non-native English speakers).
Even as a native English speaker, but without knowing the intended meaning, I did not understand or guess that length_cue meant length_hint. The primary meaning of cue is 'signal to begin some action', with 'hint, suggestion' being a secondary meaning. Even then, I would take it as referring to possible action rather than possible information. Cue is also short for queue, leading to cue stick (looks like a pigtail, long and tapering) and cue ball. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
