Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis...
Marion Gunn <mgunn@egt.ie> Wed, 01 August 2007 14:38 UTC
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From: Marion Gunn <mgunn@egt.ie>
Subject: Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis...
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:39:15 +0000
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In that case, "well-formed" (although I see nothing wrong with Addison's latest version, since even a bank account number can be, at the same time, both "valid" and "meaningless" if no actual bank account exists). mg On 1 Aug 2007, at 12:43, Debbie Garside: > 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ltru mailing list >> Ltru@ietf.org >> https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru >> >> >> > > > > > - - Marion Gunn * EGTeo (Estab.1991) 27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn, Baile an Bhóthair, Co. Átha Cliath, Éire. * mgunn@egt.ie * eamonn@egt.ie * _______________________________________________ Ltru mailing list Ltru@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ltru
- [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Mark Davis
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Mark Davis
- [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Doug Ewell
- Re: [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Peter Constable
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Martin Duerst
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Peter Constable
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Peter Constable
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Randy Presuhn
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Debbie Garside
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Marion Gunn
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Marion Gunn
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Mark Davis
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Marion Gunn
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Marion Gunn
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... David Dalby
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... David Dalby
- [Ltru] The third level of conformance (Was: Updat… Stephane Bortzmeyer
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Mark Davis
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... David Dalby
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Debbie Garside
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Mark Davis
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Debbie Garside
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... David Dalby
- [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Stephane Bortzmeyer
- [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Doug Ewell
- [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- Re: [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Peter Constable
- RE: [Ltru] Updated draft-4646bis... Peter Constable
- [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Doug Ewell
- Re: [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Addison Phillips
- RE: [Ltru] Re: Updated draft-4646bis... Peter Constable
- [Ltru] Question on variants Karen_Broome
- [Ltru] Serbo-Croatian Deprecations and Variants Karen_Broome
- Re: [Ltru] Serbo-Croatian Deprecations and Varian… Addison Phillips