Re: MLW-LT minutes 2012-08-23 ...

Hi Yves,

Précis is a somewhat unusual word on American English that is used primarily in academic circles. I have never seen is spelled as precise, so that is definitely out. I have seen it on occasion spelled as precis, but I think that was only by people who didn't know how to type the acute accent.

So use précis. For an attribute name I think dropping the accent is not a problem, but definitely don't add the e to the end as that is, as you note, a totally different word.

-Arle

On Aug 23, 2012, at 6:19 PM, Yves Savourel <ysavourel@enlaso.com> wrote:

> I guess Mr. Webster says it's "Précis" in US spelling too.
> (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pr%C3%A9cis)
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> So I'll go with that rather than "Precise" expect if someone tells me otherwise by tomorrow European EOD.
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> -ys
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yves Savourel [mailto:ysavourel@enlaso.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:12 AM
> To: public-multilingualweb-lt@w3.org
> Subject: RE: MLW-LT minutes 2012-08-23 ...
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> Hi everyone,
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> Sorry I couldn't make the call.
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>> <joerg> What about naming conventions: Localization Quality Precis 
>> (mixed en-US + fr-FR) vs. Localization Quality Precise (en-US)?
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> Actually it was Phil who proposed "Précis" so I assume it's somewhat English too. I suppose we should use the US spelling indeed. But so far the US Webster tells me "Precise" is an adjective, not a noun.
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> So what should I use? I'll ask in my office, but if anyone is an authority on US spelling I'm listing.
> It would be nice to know quite soon: we IDs to not change if possible.
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> Thanks,
> -yves
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