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[i18n-activity] English idiom (non-I18N)(editorial)

From: Addison Phillips via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:34:53 +0000
To: public-i18n-archive@w3.org
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aphillips has just created a new issue for 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity:

== English idiom (non-I18N)(editorial) ==
https://w3c.github.io/websub/

The abstract says in part:

> As opposed to more developed (and more complex) pubsub specs like 
Jabber Publish-Subscribe [XEP-0060] this spec's base profile (the 
barrier-to-entry to speak it) is dead simple.

This is difficult to read. The English idiom would be better written 
as:

> As opposed to more developed (and more complex) pubsub specs like 
Jabber Publish-Subscribe [XEP-0060] this spec's base profile (the 
barrier-to-entry, so to speak) is very simple.

While "dead simple" is accurate, it is a bit of hyperbole. I would 
probably just eliminate the "so to speak" in my version as well.

Please view or discuss this issue at 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/323 using your GitHub 
account
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