--On Thursday, October 16, 2025 16:54 +0000 Paul Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? Yes. Significant improvement. john -- rswg mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
