[Python-Dev] re: list comprehension / pop quiz

[Eric S. Raymond]

Fredrik Lundh <effbot@telia.com>:
> thomas wrote:
> > > plait() is *good*.
> > 
> > Hmm... 'plait'. I don't even know what that means.
> 
> it's yoghurt, right?

No, *I* wrote `plait() is *good*.'

In English, `plait' is a slightly unusual word with a meaning almost
indistinguishable from `braid'.  The difference is that the primary use
of `braid' has to do with hair, while `plait' is associated with ribbons
or other forms of ornament.
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