% is not an operator [was Re: Verbose and flexible args and kwargs syntax]

[David Robinow]

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python at pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:40:11 -0800, Eelco wrote:
>
>> On 16 dec, 18:38, rusi <rustompm... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Dec 16, 3:25 pm, Eelco <hoogendoorn.ee... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Pseudo-backwards compatibility with other languages, I couldnt not
>>> > care less for.
>>>
>>> Double negations n Goedelian situations have interesting implications
>>> (tho here its triple)
>>
>> Heh. Well at least my extra (unintended) negation is semantically
>> consistent with the actual english usage of the phrase, which omits the
>> negation completely :). (I could care less)
>
> Oh please. "I could care less" is not English. That's American.
>
> Here in Australia, we follow the English practice of saying that we
> couldn't care less.
Well the phrase is still somewhat controversial in the US. I never
heard it until age 19 (in 1966) and have always been somewhat
disdainful of those using it. But it appears to be hopeless.
 http://articles.boston.com/2010-10-24/lifestyle/29303907_1_care-peeves-decades