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Subject: [OASIS Issue Tracker] (VIRTIO-62) Explicitly and other adjectives
[ https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-62?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Michael Tsirkin updated VIRTIO-62: ---------------------------------- Resolution: accepted on 2014-03-11 applied in commit r323 > Explicitly and other adjectives > ------------------------------- > > Key: VIRTIO-62 > URL: https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-62 > Project: OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC > Issue Type: Bug > Environment: Grammar > Reporter: Patrick Durusau > Assignee: Rusty Russell > Priority: Minor > > 2 Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device reads in part: > ***** > Unless explicitly specified otherwise > ***** > Explicitly is an adjective that modifies "specified." > You and I as native English speakers know there is no difference between: "explicitly specified," and "specified." > Unfortunately, non-native English speakers may not realize this and other adjectives, are just noise words in the text. > I would not mention this except that VIRTIO has the potential to be used globally and any clarity that the TC can introduce now, will save countless non-Native English speakers and translators time and effort puzzling over where the text says "explicitly" and where it is omitted. > For example, your specification uses the term explicitly four (4) times but, specific is used forty-three (43) times, specifically (1), specified (19), specifies (3), specify (2), and specifying (3). > So, are any of the times you say "explicitly" specified different from the 15 times you say "specified?" > This is just a general example and should be applied to all adjectives in the specification. (Before I finish my comments on this draft I will try to produce a list of adjectives for your consideration.) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.1.1#6155)
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