Re: [Ltru] 3.1.6: Preferred-Value field for extlangs

["Phillips, Addison" <addison at amazon.com>]

(editor hat)

I mentioned the tightening in my previous message. Here is Peter's request:
> The current draft has this text in Section 3.1.6:
>
> -------------
> The 'Preferred-Value' field in subtag records of type "extlang" use
> the same format as grandfathered or redundant tags. This allows the
> subtag to be deprecated in favor of either a single primary
> language subtag or a new language-extlang sequence.
> -------------
>
> It's not clear to me what's meant: in just what way is the format
> the same as for grandfathered or redundant tags? The requirements
> stated in 3.1.1 that apply to *all* fields would be one similarity,
> but obviously that's not what was in mind. Is it that the field
> "contains language ranges that are strongly RECOMMENDED for use in
> place of the record's value"? It's just not clear, but should be.
>

... this text now reads...

<t>The 'Preferred-Value' field in subtag records of type "extlang" also contains an "extended language range". This allows the subtag to be deprecated in favor of either a single primary language subtag or a new language-extlang sequence.</t>
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