[boost] Re: result of compose discussion

From: Greg Colvin (greg_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-06-21 11:48:33

From: Sean A Corfield <sean_at_[hidden]>
> "Greg Colvin" <greg_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> [<joke> A tempting alternative is just nary, which is English for "not any". 
> </joke>]
> 
> You may joke but consider this:
> 
> nary - 0 args - 0 characters before 'nary'
> unary - 1 arg - 1 character before 'nary'
> binary - 2 args - 2 characters before 'nary'
> ternary - 3 args - 3 characters before 'nary'

Oh yes, that was the exact nature of the temptation.

> (OK, so it doesn't work for 4...)

Which happily restored my resistance to tempatation.

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