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		aidenn0 on Aug 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Static Type Checking in Common Lisp Indeed it appears so. Strangely enough, the hyperspec doesn't specify that it's not evaluated.

dan-robertson on Aug 25, 2019 [–]

For special forms I think it’s implied that the arguments aren’t evaluated (as they are special) unless stated otherwise.

aidenn0 on Aug 26, 2019 | [–]

At least some forms say explicitly evaluated or not.

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