Foreach loop syntax

Just wondering why the following syntax (example from the manual): foreach ($arr as $value) { echo "Value: $value<br>\n"; } was chosen over a 'more traditional': foreach $cheese ($cheeses) { echo "My favorite cheese is $cheese<br>\n"; } Was it so that you could do something like this (also from the manual): foreach ($arr as $key => $value) { echo "Key: $key; Value: $value<br>\n"; } and get the key in addition to the value? Any insight into the design choices of a language is always good :) Thanks! Keith