[OT] Re: number ranges

[Sion Arrowsmith]

Steven D'Aprano  <steve at REMOVEMEcyber.com.au> wrote:
>> Colin J. Williams <cjw at sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>1. Why not treat '2 to 5' or '(2 to 5)' as a semi-open interval?
>I intellectually understand that semi-open intervals 
>are the only way to go. But reading the words, the part 
>of my brain that speaks English cries out for a closed 
>interval. Bad brain.

My native British-English speaking brain has never been able to
decide whether "to" indicates a closed or semi-open interval.
Whenever I can get away with it, I've adopted the Americanism
"through" (but always retaining that spelling) when describing
a closed interval.

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