[plt-scheme] Naming style

> This strikes me as a very add way to name functions; I'd have thought
> that having one function, "append", with arguments indicating the
> alignment, would make more sense.  On the other hand, someone
> implemented it this way on purpose, and given that it's used in a
> document for newbies like me I presume it's good style.  Would someone
> care to explain to me *why* it's good style?

I have heard people explain that when they use dynamically typed
languages they prefer more verbose procedure names because it makes it
easier to "refactor" their code.