Scheme - Re: Announcing a new release of Lisp1 #5

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Re: Announcing a new release of Lisp1 #5

Blake McBride

2008-01-30, 7:46 pm

Xah Lee wrote:
> I enjoyed reading your messages, in particular i think it showed a
> clarity of thinking.
>
> Btw, the difference between “which” and “that” in places they are
> interchangable, in a nutshell, is that when you use “which”, put a
> comman in front. That's about it. e.g.
>
> • i think she's lovely that you can't deny.
>
> • i think she's lovely, which you can't deny.
>
> (as a consequence, “which” tends to emphasize the qualification, and
> is useful when a sentence is already long sans a break)
>

How about a sentence that isn't a grouping of two ideas like the following.

• It hurts in the part of the body that feels pain.

• It hurts in a part of the body which feels pain.

Thanks for the help, and thanks for the book pointer. I just ordered it.

Blake McBride

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