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Asmus Freytag <asmusf@ix.netcom.com> Mon, 18 September 2023 05:13 UTC

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Subject: Re: [I18ndir] [art] Fwd: New Version Notification for draft-bray-unichars-04.txt
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On 9/16/2023 9:52 PM, Rob Sayre wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 8:27 PM Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> 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.
>
I would rephrase in direction of "restriction of character repertoire", 
for the reason given by Rob.

A./

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