Re: PROV-ISSUE-166 (TLebo): Sufficient _what_?

On Nov 24, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Graham Klyne wrote:

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> On 23/11/2011 15:42, Provenance Working Group Issue Tracker wrote:
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>> PROV-ISSUE-166 (TLebo): Sufficient _what_?
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>> http://www.w3.org/2011/prov/track/issues/166
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>> Raised by: Timothy Lebo
>> On product:
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>> http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/prov/raw-file/default/paq/provenance-access.html
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>> "sufficient should be returned to enable a client application to walk the provenance graph"
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>> Some noun is missing after "sufficient"
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> I read that as an implicit reference to the "provenance information" in the preceding clause.
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> E.g.  "I shall bring you some milk if we have sufficient at home".
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> Does this create a problem of understanding, or is it a stylistic thing?


I did not raise it as a stylistic thing.
I created the issue because this American English speaker had troubles understanding it.

Would you object to "sufficient portions should be returned "?

If it stands as is, I will not object.

Regards,
Tim