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Re: [Terminology] WG Review: Effective Terminology in IETF Documents (term)

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Thu, 29 April 2021 21:46 UTC

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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 09:46:19 +1200
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Subject: Re: [Terminology] WG Review: Effective Terminology in IETF Documents (term)
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Hi,
On 30-Apr-21 09:34, reynolds@cogitage.pairsite.com wrote:
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> However, I can suggest the use of a tool which has a long history of 
> acceptance as contributing to effective language use, the famous (in 
> literary circles) Strunk & White, _The Elements of Style_, a small, 
> efficient book.  

The style guide observes that "the RFC Editor generally follows these
accepted rules as defined by the Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)."
I know that they considered Strunk & White but eventually settled
on CMOS. Some of us might prefer Fowler.

I don't know where CMOS stands on exclusionary language.

   Brian

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