> Prefix notation is hard, at least for people whose native language is S-V-O, and not V-S-O.
Note that in the imperative mood, English is normally VO, with an implied second person subject.
That's pretty much exactly what prefix notation is.
In “add six and two”, “add” is the verb, “six and two” is a composite direct object, and the subject (“you, the reader/listener” is implied.) This maps quite nicely to (add 6 2).
Note that in the imperative mood, English is normally VO, with an implied second person subject.
That's pretty much exactly what prefix notation is.
In “add six and two”, “add” is the verb, “six and two” is a composite direct object, and the subject (“you, the reader/listener” is implied.) This maps quite nicely to (add 6 2).