Origin of the term "syntactic sugar"

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From: Dave Yost
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 1988 17:56

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Does anyone know the origin of the term "syntactic sugar"?

 --dave yost

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From: day@grand.UUCP (Dave Yost)
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Subject: Origin of the term "syntactic sugar"
Keywords: syntax
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Date: 5 Nov 88 17:56:51 GMT
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