> Symbols need to be distinguished by orthography.  It is how words
> are distinguished.

If English words were the only thing that symbols were used to  
represent, you might be right. John Cowan has just given you an  
counter example from German. Another is my own use of symbols to refer  
to variables and functions in mathematical notation, which are  
distinguished by orthography and case (and more). The R6RS allows me  
to write clearer portable code than the R5RS, because I can use and  
distinguish b and B and λ and Λ.

Regards,

Alan
-- 
Alan Watson
http://www.alan-watson.org/


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