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That could actually be an interesting linguistics problem. In spoken languages, "between" is usually inclusive unless context suggests otherwise. It can easily
by Shengbo 11y ago
That could actually be an interesting linguistics problem. In spoken languages, "between" is usually inclusive unless context suggests otherwise.
It can easily be a source of misunderstanding if the context clues are insufficient or the recipient has trouble picking up on them.
I wonder if there are any languages that have different words for inclusive/exclusive "between" so people don't have to rely on implicit clues.
- mc808 11y agoOne possible convention would be to use "in-between" for the exclusive between. It's probably impossible to convince the whole English-speaking world to adopt it, but it would be more natural than "exclusive between" in code.