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Some random ponderings based on comments to ALGOL like languages
(gross oversimplifications):

I wonder if the COBOL people argue over the '.' [period] as a statement
terminator as the semicolon as a seperater or terminator?  {Perlis's
had an Epigram on this (I sent them to comp.lang.sigplan but have not
seen them reposted).}

Modula-2 is appears closer to Mesa than Modula[-1].  You only need read
the text.  Wonders what a sabbatical at PARC will do for you 8-).

On ":=" versus "=": Altos had an backward arrow assignment key, not "<-" for
Mesa.  (this could correspond to other language arrows (UP) ^ and (RIGHT)
"->".)  Just standardize some extra characters.  8-) It will never happen.

Another gross generalization from

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