LOGO-L> Pronounciation of the "P" in MEMBERP, EQUALP, EMPTYP, etc.

["Charles T. Smith" <mrchuc@math.fan.org>]

At 09:43 PM -0500 3/29/98, Jeff Bonar wrote:
>we used to stick
>our heads in each other's office around noon and say:
>
>"LUNCHP"

Hello all,

I guess this is a silly question, but I'm going to ask it anyway. How does
one pronounce the predicates? Does one say "number p" or "lunch p." I
really can't imagine anything else, except perhaps "number predicate." Up
until now I haven't faced having to say this in public. The kids I teach
haven't gotten to this yet.

Being largely self-taught, I only learned a couple of years ago that :size
should be pronounced "dots size" and not "colon size."

While I'm at it, how does one say the question-mark version of the predicate?

Thanks everyone. I hope this is not stupidp.  :-)

Chuc

Charles T. Smith                Math Teacher and Logo Maniac
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