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I think you need to go look up what an "idiom" is. A function is a function, and an idiom is an idiom.

Anonymous' opinion in this case is that reading code without pausing to look at the manual is a recipe for misunderstanding, if one skips over an important function call without taking time to think it over.

See my previous point about contractions. I'll give you that they're not a very good thing if they're not documented anywhere, or used willy nilly, however they aren't the pox some would have us believe either, nor are they something to be avoided at all costs.