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Bug 13473 - Language of spec should be accessible to non-native speakers
Summary: Language of spec should be accessible to non-native speakers
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LC1 HTML5 spec (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC Windows NT
: P2 trivial
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Ian 'Hixie' Hickson
QA Contact: HTML WG Bugzilla archive list
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Reported: 2011-07-30 19:55 UTC by Jirka Kosek
Modified: 2011-08-31 23:26 UTC (History)
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Description Jirka Kosek 2011-07-30 19:55:54 UTC
Please limit usage of rare English words which makes spec hard to understand for non-native speakers. For example word "unbeknownst" in the section 2.1.1 Resources.
Comment 1 Aryeh Gregor 2011-07-31 14:42:52 UTC
It's probably best if you gave specific examples, possibly filing more bugs as you find more specific examples.  Most native speakers aren't used to writing for non-native speakers, and aren't necessarily going to guess which words are going to be viewed as hard.
Comment 2 Jirka Kosek 2011-07-31 16:30:29 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> It's probably best if you gave specific examples, possibly filing more bugs as
> you find more specific examples.  Most native speakers aren't used to writing
> for non-native speakers, and aren't necessarily going to guess which words are
> going to be viewed as hard.

Indeed, if I will found more "rare" words I will add them here.
Comment 3 Michael[tm] Smith 2011-08-04 05:13:03 UTC
mass-move component to LC1
Comment 4 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-08-31 23:26:10 UTC
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Status: Rejected
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: unbeknownst is a perfectly cromulent word.