Re: [mpls] AD review of draft-ietf-mpls-forwarding

[Curtis Villamizar <[e-mail]>]

In message <[e-mail]>
[e-mail] writes:
 
> Curtis,
>  
> my mistake. I hadn't realised that RFCs and internet-drafts were
> written solely for an American audience, and that the preferences of
> US readers takes priority over the ease of reading of the other 6.5
> billion+ people on the planet.
>  
> Lloyd Wood
> http://about.me/lloydwood


Well now you know.  :-)

See for example RFC-Editor's FAQ #40.

  40.  I used British English. Why did you change it to American English?

    If there is a mix of British and American English within the
    Internet-Draft, the document is updated to use American English
    for consistency. 

The default has always been American English.  Perhaps since a DARPA
funded project started the RFC series and Jon Postel was not a Brit.

Even though RFC 6949 says "The official language of the RFC Series is
English" and otherwise stays out of the fight.  :-)

Cherio old chap,

Curtis


> ________________________________________
> From: Curtis Villamizar [[e-mail]]
> Sent: 28 January 2014 00:09
> To: Wood L  Dr (Electronic Eng)
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> Subject: Re: [mpls] AD review of draft-ietf-mpls-forwarding
>  
> In message <[e-mail]>
> [e-mail] writes:
>  
> > >> > I think Curtis may have heard this before :-)
> > >> > The "preferred" (by the RFC editor) expansion of ECMP is
> > >> > "Equal-Cost Multipath"
> > >>
> > >> The form without the hyphen is more common, even among recent
> > >> documents.  I prefer to keep it without the hyphen.
> >
> > >> A discussion for a rainy day with the RFC Editor.
> > >> Leave as is.
> >
> > Basic English grammar. Hyphenate related adjectives.
> > http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/hyphens_in_compound_adjectives.htm
> >
> > Lloyd Wood
> > http://about.me/lloydwood
>  
>  
> Hi Lloyd,
>  
> Monster.com lists this as a "should".  They don't seem to be using RFC
> 2119 keywords since its lower case.  :-)
>  
>   In the UK, your readers will expect you to use hyphens in compound
>   adjectives.
>  
>   Americans are more lenient. The US ruling is: Use a hyphen if it
>   eliminates ambiguity or helps your reader, else don't bother. If
>   you're unsure, use hyphens. You won't be marked down for using
>   hyphens.
>  
> Good thing we use US English in IETF and don't have to stick with
> those pesky British rules.  They don't even know how to pronounce
> router over there.  :-)
>  
> There is no ambiguity caused by leaving out the hyphen.  My reasoning
> is that The form without the hyphen is more common, even among recent
> documents - and it looks better to a US English reader.  We have given
> the matter due consideration and are going against the monster.com
> "should".
>  
> Curtis