Subject: Re: [OT] Etymology of cons
From: rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock)
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:53:16 -0500
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
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Kaz Kylheku <kkylheku@gmail.com> wrote: +--------------- | Rupert Swarbrick <rswarbrick@gmail.com> wrote: | > Ah, thanks! Well it's definitely a verb then. | | It's also definitely a noun. ``The list (1 2 3) has three conses.'' +--------------- It's *both*, of course!! ;-} ;; Note: Each call to FOO conses three conses. (DEFUN FOO () (LIST 1 2 3)) -Rob ----- Rob Warnock <rpw3@rpw3.org> 627 26th Avenue <URL:http://rpw3.org/> San Mateo, CA 94403 (650)572-2607