RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis...

No, Mark had it right: there is a clear semantic. It just may not correspond to any reality. "ar-Cyrl-CO" unambiguously means 'Arabic language as used in Colombia, written in Cyrllic script". It refers to a unicorn in the realm of languages.

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debbie Garside [mailto:debbie@ictmarketing.co.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 5:44 AM
> To: addison@yahoo-inc.com; 'Marion Gunn'
> Cc: 'LTRU Working Group'
> Subject: RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis...
>
> Addison wrote:
>
> > A tag can be valid yet meaningless.
>
> I don't really like this as it seems, on the face of it, a
> contradiction in
> terms.  I would propose one of the following:
>
> ---
> A tag can be well formed yet meaningless.
>
> A tag can be well formed in terms of syntax, and thus valid, yet
> meaningless
> in terms of its attributes. For example, ...
>
> ---
>
> Best
>
> Debbie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Addison Phillips [mailto:addison@yahoo-inc.com]
> > Sent: 31 July 2007 16:52
> > To: Marion Gunn
> > Cc: LTRU Working Group
> > Subject: Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis...
> >
> > Marion Gunn wrote:
> >  >
> >  > However, here goes with one more attempt:
> >  >
> >  > "For example, although a tag such as 'ar-Cyrl-CO' (Arabic,
> > as used in  > Columbia,  > written in Cyrillic script) is
> > valid, it is [most] unlikely to be of  > use, because  > such
> > combination of attributes is unlikely to occur in actual
> > language  > use."
> >  >
> >
> > I note that it is useful to look at the actual editor's copy
> > when suggesting minor editorial changes. Upon reflection, I
> > found the current sentence to be a bit of a run-on. I've
> > taken your suggestion of 'unlikely' and edited further such
> > that the paragraph now reads:
> >
> > <t>Validity of a tag is not everything. A tag can be valid
> > yet meaningless. This is unavoidable with a generative system
> > like the language subtag mechanism. For example, a tag such
> > as "ar-Cyrl-CO"
> > (Arabic, Cyrillic script, as used in Colombia) is perfectly valid.
> > However, it is unlikely to be a useful tag, as it represents
> > an unlikely combination of language attributes that is
> > probably unrelated to any real language usage.</t>
> >
> > After five minutes from now, you will need to comment on
> > draft-08. I'm always happy to consider editorial changes that
> > improve the text.
> >
> > Addison
> >
> > --
> > Addison Phillips
> > Globalization Architect -- Yahoo! Inc.
> > Chair -- W3C Internationalization Core WG
> >
> > Internationalization is an architecture.
> > It is not a feature.
> >
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