- From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 01:01:03 +0330
- To: spec-prod@w3.org
On 11/12/2016 02:20 PM, Michiel Bijl (list) wrote: > Dear spec-prod, > > Yesterday I changed the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide to use contractions where applicable. I soon reverted this change > because James Nurthen pointed me to the Manual of Style <https://www.w3.org/2001/06/manual/#Grammar>§11.2 G > <https://www.w3.org/2001/06/manual/#Grammar>rammar which states: > >> Eliminate contractions (e.g., "don't" should read "do not")? > > I for one think that’s strange advice. [...] > > I therefore propose to change the line to something that would fit both W3C specs and humans: > >> * Use contractions thoughtfully >> * Avoid contractions when you need to use RFC 2119 terms. > > While RFC 2119 <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt> doesn’t actually state that you shouldn’t use contractions, I feel it’s > generally interpreted that way. Please correct me on that if I’m wrong. I'm in favor of the change! ~fantasai
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