I do agree, that the majority of people (even me e.g.) like to say "first to
the left" or "first to the right". Schematically spoken, 1 A.D. 1 B.C. My
problem with the counting is, that: 1 A.D. - 1 B.C. = 1, not 2, as the
scheme 1 - -1 is trying to convince me. In a different wording: if I don't
have zero, I can't get a negative number.
> Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED]!
>
> On 03-Gen-01, you wrote:
>
> l> pick series1 0 ; == none
> l> pick series1 -1 ; == 0
>
> l> What do other Rebols think?
>
> It is not that easy to give an answer IMHO. It is reasonable to
> associate "first to the right" with 1 and "first to the left" with
> -1, as mush as it is to place the numbers on an axis and refer to
> the position 1, 0 or -1. It is a matter of conventions after all...
> I think Carl made this decision (as opposed to any other language,
> I think) because humans tend to think of positions as "the first",
> "the second", "the first going back", etc. rather than "pos. 1",
> "pos 2", "pos 0" etc.
>
> Regards,
> Gabriele.
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