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Subject: Re: Making C++ little easier to beginners...
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Traveler wrote:
> Little example...
> int    x = 10,
>         y = 10;
> if(x == 10 && x == 10)        // Does this look scary or weird to you> 

Only because you are making the same comparison twice.
[...]

> if(x EQUAL 10 AND y EQUAL 10)

No.  If you want COBOL, then use COBOL.

[...]
> #define    AND        &
> #define    COMPLEMENT    ~
> #define    EQUAL    ==
> #define    EQU        EQUAL
> #define    NOT        !
> #define    OR            |
> #define    XOR        ^

This sort of stupidity raises its head every year, usually in September.
But, as we know, September never ends.