> > re-search-forward re-search-forward
> > re-search-backward re-search-backward
> > replace-regexp-in-string re-replace-in-string
> > replace-match re-replace-match
> > string-match re-search-in-string
> > match-string re-matched-string
>
> I think this is mostly good. However, string-match does not search
> the string. It tries to match only at the start of the string.
You said in a later mail that adding such aliases would pollute the namespace. I infer that some aliases would be ok but many aliases not, is that correct?