# Keywords

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keywords/106733>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 13, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keywords/106733 "2007-06-13T17:53:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keywords/106733/1 "2007-06-13T17:53:16Z")

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I’m looking for a list of words that I shouldn’t use for my models. I  
used “attribute” and rails didn’t like it because I think it is a  
keyword. I’m looking to use group, category, item and project.

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**Author:** ![dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 11:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keywords/106733/2 "2007-06-26T11:44:02Z")

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David M. wrote:

> I’m looking for a list of words that I shouldn’t use for my models. I  
> used “attribute” and rails didn’t like it because I think it is a  
> keyword. I’m looking to use group, category, item and project.

See  
[http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/ReservedWords](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/ReservedWords)

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