Re: rename T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM to T_DOUBLE_COLON

On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 07:50:29PM -0500, Jack Timmons wrote: > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Chad Emrys <admin@codeangel.org> wrote: > > I'm not arguing about learning another culture. The argument is that an > > error message that should be straight forward, isn't. > > You misunderstand my point. > > It isn't straightforward for -you- because that isn't your native > language. Thus the cultural point. But if switched to > "T_DOUBLE_COLON", then others who don't know English could then argue > it isn't straight forward. > > It's an entirely pedantic point to argue, I agree, but thus far you > entire complain was because it isn't in English, and you want it > changed so you "don't have to hear about it constantly". The fact is, > it says "double colon" in a different language, so aside from > translation there's nothing wrong with it at all. > > Magic would be internationalizing the error messages, but then there > will be someone whose language doesn't have a version. My native language isn't English and isn't Hebrew. I'm being fucked twice! A lot of people (including me) don't know Hebrew nor care about it. The reason for keeping this error message seems to be to teach people a lesson about how difficult it is for some people to learn a new natural language. It's obvouisly your right to do so. But what you'r saying here is just nonsense.