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Subject: Re: [ubl] Prefixes and English in UBL names
Hi (and apologize for joining the discussion this late). I also like the suggestion from Jon, using 'Un' instead of 'Non'. I'm also happy with the 'Post' and 'Pre' proposals. Regards, Audun Sent from Samsung Mobile Tim McGrath <tim.mcgrath@documentengineeringservices.com> wrote: the other option is to put these terms in our controlled vocabulary and allow them that way. but i like Jon's suggestion better - including the use of Un rather than Non On 26/05/12 2:31 AM, Jon Bosak wrote: > Thanks very much to Ken and others who confirmed that, in fact, CCTS > 2.01 does prohibit camel case in DENs. > > One way around this is to observe that our rules make the Oxford English > Dictionary normative and that both "pre" and "post" are recognized with > word entries in that dictionary, though clearly the editors disapproved > of such usages. Of "post" as "the Latin preposition meaning 'after'" > used "with English words and phrases" the editors say "Usu. found in > contexts where _after_ would be equally appropriate and more agreeable", > but they nevertheless give four recent citations beginning in 1965 for > uses no more egregious than what we would have here. "Non" also gets a > word entry, but no citations showing it appearing outside certain Latin > phrases used in English; we might actually stretch the rule here, but I > don't think we have to. So one solution is to make the DENs > > Notification Requirement. Post Event Notification Duration. Measure > > Notification Requirement. Pre Event Notification Duration. Measure > > Transportation Service. Nonsupported_ Transport Equipment. Transport > Equipment > > Transportation Service. Nonsuppo
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