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Variables

Tokenizing/Identifiers

Variable names are case-insensitive. Characters that can be used in an identifier can be, but are not limited to: alphanumeric ASCII, underscores, hyphens, or spaces. Tokenization ends at a newline, a keyphrase, or at the start of a literal.

Identifiers expressing possession are the same as their possessor. For example:

Richard Stallman's sexy feet is the same as riCHard StallMAN

Types

The type of a variable is implied by the first operation it is in. If it is in a situation in which it could either be a fraction or chain, it will default to fraction.

Chain type variables are initiated to "", while fraction type variables are initiated to zero

Gender

Variables can be assigned one of four genders: male, female, neutral, and nonperson. Additionally, an N/A (not applicable) gender exists, but cannot be assigned to a variable by the programmer. No variable starts with a gender (that is, they start with UNASSIGNED_GENDER), but is assigned one by an initial use of a pronoun.

Each gender is associated with a group of pronouns:
Male - HIM/HIMSELF/HIS/HIS OWN
Female - HER/HERSELF/HER/HER OWN
Neutral - THEY/THEMSELF/THEIR/THEIR OWN
Nonperson - IT/ITSELF/ITS/ITS OWN

HIS and HIS OWN are the possessive versions of HIM and HIMSELF, respectively. HIMSELF is reflexive. HIM is objective.

Male, female, and neutral are used for humanly named variables, like Harry Potter. Nonperson is used for object-ly named variables, like violet wand. N/A is used for non-nouns

Pronouns

Using a pronoun to describe a variable will imply its gender if it does not have one yet. Use of an objective pronoun will use the last variable mentioned that is not in the left-sided operand (not LHO). Use of a reflexive pronoun will use the variable used in the left-sided operand (if it cannot, compilation will fail). Use of possessive pronouns act the same way as possessive identifiers.

Examples:

Subtract Albert Einstein(male) from Albert Einstein:

Have Albert Einstein spank himself

Subtract Leonhard Euler from Ada Lovelace Multiply Ada Lovelace(female) by Aristotle(unassigned gender):

Have Leonhard Euler spank Ada Lovelace
Have Aristotle worship her feet

Add Isaac Newton(male) to Isaac Newton

Have Isaac Newton lick his own paw

You see, a pronoun was made to take the place of a noun, 'cause saying all those nouns over and over can really wear you down!