> "I don't know, I suppose it's because the context is important. When I see 'map in a Lisp file, I don't think about a (geographical) map. When I see 'cons I know it's not as in "pros & cons". When I see 'table, I know it's not about a dining table. When I type `cd' in my shell, I know it means "change directory" and not "compact disc", etc"
Absolutely and it's "because the context is important" that I made the suggestion. I don't really care that it's called "car". I'm just suggesting that IF you're going to have a function called "last" why wouldn't you create "first", as the user will intuitively try to use it given that last exists.
