[Python-Dev] deque alternative

Wed Dec 28 17:10:15 CET 2005

On Wednesday 28 December 2005 10:59, Alex Martelli wrote:
 > (The Italian closest word "paio" would imply that the two items are
 > in some sense "homogeneous"; to avoid that implication one would use
 > "coppia", which differently from English "a couple" ALWAYS, not just
 > sometimes, implies exactly two items; so I can't base myself on
 > analogies with my own mothertongue;-).
Language is a pain, isn't it?
Growing up, "pair" always meant exactly two. I teach my kids that. We'll see 
if it sticks.
 -Fred
-- 
Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at acm.org>