[R] variable names in lm formula ~.

[Vito M. R. Muggeo]

dear all,
Is the following intentional? Am I missing anything in documentation?

d<-data.frame(y=rnorm(10,5,.5),exp=rnorm(10), age=rnorm(10))
formula(lm(exp(y)~exp+age, data=d))
#--> exp(y) ~ exp + age

formula(lm(exp(y)~., data=d))
#--> exp(y) ~ age

variable 'exp' (maybe indicating "experience") is not included in the 
model. The same happens with 'log' (and other function names, I suppose..)

best,
vito


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