Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:38:15 -0800
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Subject: Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Drop unnecessary indefinite article (#3376)
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I modeled this on the previous sentence that says (italics added):

> All QUIC packets [...] use _authenticated encryption with additional data_ [...]

Note the absence of "an" in front of the italicized text.  The "AEAD" in the second sentence is simply another way to write "authenticated encryption with additional data."

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<p>I modeled this on the previous sentence that says (italics added):</p>
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<p>All QUIC packets [...] use <em>authenticated encryption with additional data</em> [...]</p>
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<p>Note the absence of "an" in front of the italicized text.  The "AEAD" in the second sentence is simply another way to write "authenticated encryption with additional data."</p>

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