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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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Re^5: Interview Prepration
by Tanktalus (Canon) on Apr 04, 2005 at 17:45 UTC

    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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