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From: awd@dbase.UUCP (Alastair Dallas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: numeration problem
Message-ID: <317@dbase.UUCP>
Date: 29 Feb 88 21:46:22 GMT
References: <1372@runx.ips.oz> <7451@apple.UUCP> <3809@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: Ashton Tate Development Center Glendale Cal.
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Summary: Problems with HyperTalk friendliness


I just spent my first long weekend with HyperTalk.  What a frustrating
language!  I warmed to concepts like calling a default variable 'it', but
just when I relied on the cute synonyms and English-like features, it let
me down.  What I want is a clear  specification of the language syntax
(which I don't have in either Goodman or APDA's publication).

What's wrong with this sentence:

	wait for one second

Hypertalk insists that it be

	wait for one seconds

Give me a break.

Alastair Dallas