Re: Comments on RDF Concepts

On Jul 3, 2013, at 10:52, Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us> wrote:

> 
> On Jul 3, 2013, at 9:23 AM, David Wood wrote:
> 
>> Thanks, Markus.  Responses below.
>> 
>> On Jul 1, 2013, at 13:36, Markus Lanthaler <markus.lanthaler@gmx.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Can we drop the "universe of discourse" or replace it with something a bit
>>> more common?
>> 
>> I have changed the first use to:
>> [[
>> Any IRI or literal denotes some thing in the real or virtual worlds (the "universe of discourse").
>> ]]
>> 
>> Does that work for everyone?
> 
> I think it would be better to just say, Any IRI or literal denotes something. "Real or virtual worlds" just makes this even more mysterious and could be misleading, as it suggests two kinds of world. 

OK, try this one:
[[
Any IRI or literal denotes something in the world (the "universe of discourse"). 
]]

Regards,
Dave
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