Re: Draft ambiguity

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From: John Quarterman, Moderator
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1985 18:25

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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 85 11:35:46 pst
From: saber!msc@ihnp4.uucp (Mark Callow)

>  [discussion by steved@athena and Scott Preece on limits.h, dynamic
>  limits and error message definitions in the draft (deleted for brevity)]
> 
> [ Yes, it's hard to find non-confusing language to describe this.  -mod ]
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"Non-confusing language" is only hard to find when the idea that you are
describing is confused.

[ Draft 6 is now available (see announcement in next article).
Suggest you look at the current wording in it, and propose new wording
which describes the appropriate ideas in non-confusing language.  -mod ]

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Subject: Re: Draft ambiguity
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