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uk>, John Palmer ([log in to unmask]) <[log in to unmask]> writes
>On another point: pace Richard Light, syntax (or orthographic) standards
>are (imho) a _kind_ of terminological standard and a kind much more
>applicable to proper names than to periods of time. Let's stick to the
>latter topic.
I agree that syntax standards are a kind of terminological standard. My
reply was to Edmund's general background note.
Having said that, I would argue that syntax rules can still be agreed
for, and applied to, the periods of time terminology/ies you are
developing.
Richard Light.
Richard Light
SGML/XML and Museum Information Consultancy
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