What English word would you use to describe a particular example of a type constructor, in the sense that `List[Int]` and `List[String]` are examples of `List`s? I'd like to avoid calling them "examples" if possible.
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Aren't they just types of list?
Well, yes, but... I'm already saying "type" a lot, and I also need a verb to describe instantiating a type (meaning, to choose it during typechecking)... Nuance is hard!
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The verb would be "construct" since Listbis a type constructor. Maybe you're overthinking this a little bit
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Ah, but constructors construct values, too! And I don't want to suggest I'm constructing an instance of a particular type... And also, I don't want to introduce type constructors explicitly yet. They will come some time after the lesson on monads that I'm writing now... ;)
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