- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:05:56 +0000
- To: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- CC: Bruce Lawson <brucel@opera.com>, Ben Millard <cerbera@projectcerbera.com>, Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@lachy.id.au>, HTML WG <public-html@w3.org>
Ian Hickson wrote: > I looked up "caveats" on anseers.com and the first definition was: > > # Warnings, often written to a potential buyer, to be careful; often > # offered as a way for the seller or broker to minimize liability for what > # otherwise might be a deceptive trade practice. The first definition here is from the "business dictionary" part further down (are you being selective in your quoting?). The common definition above: http://www.answers.com/caveat # 1 # a. A warning or caution: “A final caveat: Most experts feel that # clients get unsatisfactory results when they don't specify clearly # what they want” (Savvy). # b. A qualification or explanation. # 2. Law. A formal notice filed by an interested party with a court or # officer, requesting the postponement of a proceeding until the filer # is heard. > ...which seems far more loaded that "disadvantages". In general though I > think it's pretty safe to say that the small print is disadvantages; after > all, most people would not hide the advantages in the small print. Sorry, but that's a gross generalisation, unless are you basing this on quantitative research you carried out on the content of small print used around the world? Caveat: this metal fork should not be inserted into an electrical socket...is that a disadvantage? A classic small print "this does not affect your statutory rights"...is that a disadvantage? Did you want your statutory rights to be affected? P -- Patrick H. Lauke ______________________________________________________________ re·dux (adj.): brought back; returned. used postpositively [latin : re-, re- + dux, leader; see duke.] www.splintered.co.uk | www.photographia.co.uk http://redux.deviantart.com ______________________________________________________________ Co-lead, Web Standards Project (WaSP) Accessibility Task Force http://webstandards.org/ ______________________________________________________________
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