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Uh, yes. The words for & foreach are an alias to each other.

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Re^4: Interview Prepration
by merlyn (Sage) on Apr 04, 2005 at 17:28 UTC
    Right. They're syntax aliases, but they're semantically entirely different things. Did you read what I quoted? It explains what I mean, and I don't want to keep retyping that.

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      To quote:

      They're definitely two different kinds of loops. However the text for and foreach may be used to introduce either one. The actual loop-style is determined by what follows.
      Which, seems to me, answers the question:
      What is the difference between for & foreach, exec & system
      as "for & foreach are aliases - there is no difference. They both introduce either a for-style loop or a foreach-style loop, determined by what follows."

      Methinks you're getting a bit bent out of shape over someone agreeing with you. Either that, or I'm completely missing your point.

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        It's a language (English) problem - for and foreach are words but they also designate the style of the loop, which I think is what merlyn is getting at.

        The words are aliases, the loops are not, as they are taken in context. It sounded like the disagreement was over:
        for & foreach are now an alias to each other
        which is ambiguous
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