seeking deeper (language theory) reason behind Python design choice

[Rhodri James]

On 13/05/18 05:31, Python wrote:
> No, you are not.  Do you ever say "dog" when you mean "dot" instead?
> Do you ever say "dad" when you mean "mom" instead?

One of my aunts used to muddle family names all the time.  She once 
called me by my sister's name; one would have thought the beard was a 
clue to that one.

Similarly  my mother once asked my sister to "Get the thingummy off the 
whatsit."  The alarming thing was that my sister understood this and 
handed her the correct object.

So yes, actually we do make that kind of error all the time.  Moreover, 
it's very hard to notice *in your own code* because you read what you 
meant, not what you wrote.  Ask any author about proof-reading, and 
they'll tell you to get someone else to do it.

-- 
Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd