At 08.52 -0800 97-11-11, Einar Stefferud wrote:
> I agree that a thorough copyediting would be a good idea. Do we have
> a volunteer person or team to do it?
If someone wants to make a very detailed copy-editing, it would be
an advantage if I send them my original text in Microsoft Word format,
and you edit that one and not the plain text version. Then I will not
have to manually move all changes back to my original.
> Jacob's first language is not
> English, so I feel it is proper to offer him some copy editing help.
There can also be an advantage with a non-English native as writer
of a standard. Such a person will tend to avoid unusual or complex
expressions and use a simpler language. One thing I like about IETF
standards compared to OSI standards is the simpler and more direct
language.
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Jacob Palme <[log in to unmask]> (Stockholm University and KTH)
for more info see URL: http://www.dsv.su.se/~jpalme
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