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Re: RFC 2119 terms, ALL CAPS vs lower case

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Fri, 18 May 2012 18:27 UTC

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From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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Subject: Re: RFC 2119 terms, ALL CAPS vs lower case
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> I recommend an errata to RFC 2119: "These words MUST NOT appear in a
> document in lower case."

first, that is not an erratum, it is a non-trivial semantic change.

second, do we not already have enough problems being clear and concise
without removing common words from our language?

randy

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