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For a longer list (though the explanations are briefer), see Zenspider's Ruby QuickRef[1]. It also includes a handy listing of predefined global constants[2] (and a lot more).[3]

[1]: http://zenspider.com/Languages/Ruby/QuickRef.html#pre-define...

[2]: http://zenspider.com/Languages/Ruby/QuickRef.html#pre-define...

[3]: http://zenspider.com/Languages/Ruby/QuickRef.html

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$YOUR_RUBY_PATH/lib/ruby/1.9.1/English.rb has the full list, with pretty decent explanation.

also here http://stdlib.rubyonrails.org/libdoc/English/rdoc/files/Engl...

Yep, if you must use the variables, much much better to use "require 'english'" and these more meaningful names than the cryptic originals.

I have a TODO in omnifocus to fold those in. It's a shame I didn't do that earlier.

I didn't realise Ruby also had this. Here's the Perl corollary:

  perldoc English
  perldoc perlvar

links: http://perldoc.perl.org/English.html | http://perldoc.perl.org/perlvar.html

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