title: Is there a better way to get the nth item in a list?
body: <p>The following two expressions are equivalent:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(third (list 1 2 3 4))
  
  (first (nthcdr 2 (list 1 2 3 4)))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However, using "third," "fourth," "fifth," etc. isn't always practical and <code>(first (nthcdr n list))</code> seems a little verbose. Is there a way to say something like <code>(item 2 (list 1 2 3 4))</code> to get the nth item in a list?</p>