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Neo wrote:
[snip]

I'm not replying to the post; I'm simply trying to grok this.

> (; Create a flower named flower1)
> (new 'flower1' 'flower')

So "new <literal> <type>" creates something?

> (; Create flower1 attribute brightest color is fluorescent red)
> (; Long method)
> (create bright modify color)

and "create <something> [attribute|modify]" creates something?

> (create (select flower1 attribute (select bright modify color))
>         is
>         (select fluorescent modify red))

and "create <a selected something> is <a selected something>"
creates something?

> 
> (; Create flower1 attribute brightest color was fluorescent green
>     on monday)
> (; Shorter method)
> (create flower1
>           attribute
>             (create bright modify color)
>               was
>                 (create fluorescent modify green)
>                    on monday)
> 
> (; Create flower1 attribute brightest color willBe fluorescent blue
>     on friday)
> (create flower1
>           attribute
>             (create bright modify color)
>                willBe
>                  (create fluorescent modify blue)
>                     on friday)

and "is" and "was" and "on" are... what?  how 'bout "willBe?"

> (; Create a person named john)
> (new 'john' 'person')
> 
> (; Create a verb named say)
> (new 'say' 'verb')
> 
> (; Create john says
>    "flower1 attribute brightest color willBe fluorescent blue
>     on friday")

so the expression in double quotes is _______.

and the magic words "flower," "person," etc. are...  what? declared?
defined?  but the magic "attribute" and "verb" aren't?

> (create john
>         say
>         (select flower1
>                   attribute
>                     (select bright modify color)
>                       willBe
>                         (select fluorescent modify blue)
>                           on friday))
> 

and "select" denotes <something?>

I'm not throwing rocks.  I tried the links to db-whatever.com and
got nowhere.

Have you got any guide to the grammar?  Semantic decoder?  I mean,
comment after comment says "create," but I can't figure out what's
being created.  Are "new," "create," and "select" all there is?