Here is a difference between R-0.50-a3 and S that surprised me
> x
[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
> f1
function (x, nam = deparse(substitute(x)))
{
x <- x
nam
}
> f2
function (x, nam = deparse(substitute(x)))
{
nam <- nam
x <- x
nam
}
> f2(x)
[1] "x"
> f1(x)
[1] "c(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)"
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