Verbal Expressions

Programming Language

imperative / any

Form

Representation

Attribution — Origin / Source

Collected by Craig S. Miller — Own practice

Conceptual Advantage

Distinguishes between (string) literals and variables that represent them. Makes white-space characters and punctuation explicit.

Mapping

PLNM
literal string pronounce each character in string
variable pronounce 'the variable' and give its whole name

Draws Attention To

Individual characters in a string.

Use When

When explaining expressions. May be nested in other NMs (e.g., Variable as a Box) when explaining variable assignment.

Cost

not captured

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