Re: draft-ietf-dnsext-wcard-clarify-10.txt

[Mark Andrews <[e-mail]>]

> >4. Choose either "descendant[s]" or "descendent[s]" and be 
> >consistent with the usage, at least with respect to the noun forms 
> >of the word in Section 2.2.3. If "descendant[s]" is chosen, the 
> >adjectival form in Section 4.1 should probably also be changed to 
> >conform (so that a text search will find all occurrences).
> 
> Being only a native speaker and not formally educated in English 
> (past high school), what is the difference between descendant and 
> descendent?  Tell me which is correct and I'll use that.  (Where I 
> come from, the two are pronounced the same, so I probably didn't even 
> know they are different - especially if my spell checker accepts 
> both.)

	descendant (n) one decended from an ancestor; offspring.
	descendent (a) decending.
> 
> Please don't shoot the editor.
> 
> BTW, could items #3 and #4 just be done in the 48 hours?  I hate 
> dealing with the ID submission monster.
> 
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