On Oct 16, 2025, at 08:43, Martin Thomson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I do wonder why we do not use the word "English" anywhere.
Because it is part of the Style Guide. If we put it here, that limits updates to the Style Guide, and the WG said that we should limit the RPC as little as possible on policies that we can watch. > As a nit, the exceptions could be better structured: > >> Note that this policy only applies to normative or descriptive text; text >> such as names does not need character description. Further, some RFC authors >> might choose to use something other than the "U+NNNN" syntax to describing >> characters, such as if the RFC already covers a different syntax that the >> reader will understand from the rest of the RFC. > > Could be: > >> This policy applies only to normative or descriptive text. Names and >> examples require different treatment; see sections X and Y respectively. > > The text on U+nNnN alternatives can be moved to the preceding paragraph, > which addresses that point. I like this; do others here like it as well? --Paul Hoffman -- rswg mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
