Re: [I18ndir] [art] Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-bray-unichars-04.txt

[Rob Sayre <[e-mail]>]

On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 8:27 PM Tim Bray <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
> The title of the section is “Restricting Character Repertoires” and thus
> “character-repertoire restriction” works because “character repertoire” is
> now an adjective modifying “restriction” and adjectival phrases should be
> hyphenated.
>

It's technically correct. However, you're using very sharp English in a
document about Unicode. I wouldn't use that phrasing in a document meant
for native speakers, but I agree it's a judgement call.

The document is very well written in the sense that I can hear you speaking
(it helps to know what you sound like). But I don't think this voice works
in the long term. Imagine someone in China or India reading the document. I
think more basic English is called for. But, up to the authors.

thanks,
Rob