wmb@MITCH.ENG.SUN.COM (11/03/90)
> doesn't checking for words first remove some plausible values > from the numbers that can be used :-) It sure does. Forth's "check words first" rule is both a blessing and a curse. If I were free to "reinvent" Forth from the ground up, I believe that, all things considered, I would allow numbers to be distinguished syntactically. I suspect that this is a pretty controversial topic. Mitch Bradley, wmb@Eng.Sun.COM