Re: [rtcweb] Uppercase question for RFC2119 words

Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org> Wed, 30 March 2016 19:26 UTC

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Subject: Re: [rtcweb] Uppercase question for RFC2119 words
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In message <alpine.OSX.2.01.1603301022030.6545@rabdullah.local>, Ole Jacobsen writes:
> 
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2016, Pat Thaler wrote:
> 
> > "must" has multiple meanings - it can indicate a requirement but it also
> > can be used to state the inevitable: e.g., "What goes up must come down."
> > 
> > Though in general, I'm not a fan of writing in all caps, "MUST" removes the
> > ambiguity indicating that it is to be understood as defined, rather than
> > having its regular English meaning.
> > 
> > All caps for the words also helps the requirement statements stand out when
> > scanning through a document.
> > 
> 
> +1
> 
> A few years ago I stayed in a B&B in England. The owner asked me: "Do 
> you require toast in the morning?" This particular use of "require"
> is not commonly used in the US (at least not on the West Coast) unless
> toast is some kind of medical substance.
> 
> All of which goes to show that words have different meaning and also 
> different USAGE, often location-based.

"table" can mean "to put aside" or to "make the focus of discussion"
or can be the actual physical item.

> Ole
> 
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