[r6rs-discuss] [Formal] "Byte-vector" would be a better name than "bytes" for a data type.

[David Van Horn]

Arthur A. Gleckler wrote:
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> Name: Arthur A. Gleckler
> Email: r6rs at speechcode.com
> Type: enhancement
> Priority: minor
> Component: Bytes
> Version: 5.91
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> In <11. Bytes objects>, I suggest using the term "byte-vector" instead 
> of "bytes."  A plural name for the type will lead to confusion and is 
> inconsistent with the names used for all other Scheme types.  Even if 
> "byte-vector" isn't chosen, please consider a singular name.  I'd much 
> rather say "two byte-vectors" instead of "two byteses" or "two objects 
> of type bytes" or the ambiguous "two bytes."

Succ(n)

The language around "bytes objects" is already confused by the 
similarity between bytes (plural of byte) and the bytes object 
(singular) in the draft.  Analogously, we don't call strings "characters 
objects".

David