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Re: [Ltru] 2.1: casing



Peter Constable scripsit:

> This paragraph doesn't make complete sense to me:
> 
> ---------------------
> Although case distinctions do not carry meaning in language tags,
> consistent formatting and presentation of the tags will aid users. The
> format of the tags and subtags in the registry is RECOMMENDED. In
> this format, all subtags, including all those following singletons
> (that is, in extension or private-use sequences) are in lowercase. The
> exceptions to this are: all other non-initial two-letter subtags are
> uppercase and all other non-initial four-letter subtags are titlecase.

I think striking the two instances of "other" deals with the problem:
all subtags are lowercase, except for non-initial two-letter tags, which
are uppercase, and non-initial four-letter tags, which are titlecase.

(Come to think of it, that's probably a clearer wording; I hereby
propose it.)

Note that the "non-initial two-letter subtags need not be region subtags:
we write sgn-BE-FR, for example.

-- 
That you can cover for the plentiful            John Cowan
and often gaping errors, misconstruals,         http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
and disinformation in your posts                cowan at ccil.org
through sheer volume --that is another
misconception.  --Mike to Peter
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