[Bug 12246] Say 'the/a BOM character' througout - there isn't different 'BOMs' (plural)

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=12246

Ian 'Hixie' Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
                 CC|                            |ian@hixie.ch
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX

--- Comment #1 from Ian 'Hixie' Hickson <ian@hixie.ch> 2011-05-06 00:26:05 UTC ---
Please file just one issue per bug.

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Status: Rejected
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: 

The premise of the first bit is wrong; the spec uses all kinds of ways to refer
to BOMs, depending on whether it's talking about BOMs in general, or the
character, or whether it's a normative reference, or a non-normative casual
mention, etc. This is demonstrated by the multiple such examples that this very
bug mentions.

For the second bit: it's just as clear.

For the third bit: I don't see what problem this solves. The current text is
fine.

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Received on Friday, 6 May 2011 00:26:07 UTC