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'''No Scope Creep''' is a proposal to remove the [[Scope#Scope creep|scope creep]] effect from the language. | '''No Scope Creep''' is a {{proposal}} to remove the [[Scope#Scope creep|scope creep]] effect from the language. | ||
<code>THE PROPOSAL:</code> Just remove it. | <code>THE PROPOSAL:</code> Just remove it. | ||
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== Why not == | == Why not == | ||
[https://discord.com/channels/311223912044167168/334810940392341514/945302821178310736 uakci says:]<blockquote>i think, in fact, that serials being "unitary" verbs that don't radiate semantics outwards across the whole sentence is a huge advantage</blockquote>Maybe it is an advantage? But consider that even non-serial verbs can already radiate side effects: some can be undefined on certain inputs, some can create questions, and some (individual-level predicates) might even take scope. With that in mind, it's not a stretch to imagine that serials could take scope, too. | [https://discord.com/channels/311223912044167168/334810940392341514/945302821178310736 uakci says:]<blockquote>i think, in fact, that serials being "unitary" verbs that don't radiate semantics outwards across the whole sentence is a huge advantage</blockquote>Maybe it is an advantage? But consider that even non-serial verbs can already radiate side effects: some can be undefined on certain inputs, some can create questions, and some (individual-level predicates) might even take scope. With that in mind, it's not a stretch to imagine that serials could take scope, too. | ||