Pre-PEP: Dictionary accumulator methods

[Max]

Paul Rubin wrote:
> Reinhold Birkenfeld <reinhold-birkenfeld-nospam at wolke7.net> writes:
> 
>>>Any takers for tally()?
>>
>>Well, as a non-native speaker, I had to look up this one in my
>>dictionary. That said, it may be bad luck on my side, but it may be that
>>this word is relatively uncommon and there are many others who would be
>>happier with increment.
> 
> 
> It is sort of an uncommon word.  As a US English speaker I'd say it
> sounds a bit old-fashioned, except when used idiomatically ("let's
> tally up the posts about accumulator messages") or in nonstandard
> dialect ("Hey mister tally man, tally me banana" is a song about
> working on plantations in Jamaica).  It may be more common in UK
> English.  There's an expression "tally-ho!" which had something to do
> with British fox hunts, but they don't have those any more.
> 

Has anyone _not_ heard Jeff Probst say, "I'll go tally the votes"?!

:)

--Max