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Why are you referring to this Emily like we all know her?

• palish 16y ago
  You don't? Oh. ... But seriously, for the same reason you refer to 'x' in Python like it's already defined. It's just a symbol.
  • deleted 16y ago
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  • Groxx 16y ago
    I think I'll now forever view anyone named "Emily" as ":emily".
  • iamjustlooking 16y ago
    Aren't you supposed to preface it with a description? "I recently bought an iPhone 4 for my wife Emily" "I recently bought an iPhone 4 for my daughter Emily" "I recently bought an iPhone 4 for my dog Emily"
    • palish 16y ago
      I tend to think of her more as a way of life than as a description.
      • mcknz 16y ago
        This discussion is already far more interesting and entertaining than iPhone signal strength.
      • Groxx 16y ago
        But can you think of her with a description? Or is she inherently indescribable, aside from being female?
        • Groxx 16y ago
          I think I may have broken palish...
    • blaix 16y ago
      Not if his language isn't strictly typed.
  • bdr 16y ago
    >>> Emily Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> NameError: name 'Emily' is not defined
• The_Fox 16y ago
  Every cryptologist knows Alice. Maybe every RF engineer knows Emily?