Re: [soac-mapo] On "universal resolvability" and useful questions that emerged yesterday

[Stéphane Van Gelder <stephane.vangelder@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree that could work.

The only question I would have is who sets the bar, and how do they set it? At 
the root of this is my inability to believe that any panel or any person is 
able to, no matter how knowledgable they are, know every possible offensive 
term for any nation in the world.

Stéphane

Le 31 août 2010 à 17:57, Antony Van Couvering a écrit :

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> If it's ambiguous in one part of the world, then it's ambiguous, by 
> definition.   This should be a very high bar.   Who could judge it?  A 
> three-part process consisting of a quick look, a panel, and the Board.  
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> On Aug 31, 2010, at 8:49 AM, Stéphane Van Gelder wrote:
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>> Le 31 août 2010 à 17:35, Antony Van Couvering a écrit :
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>>> -- Is the meaning of the string unambiguous (there are no other innocent 
>>> uses for it)?
>> 
>> Anthony, who could judge that? I can think of several words that might seem 
>> unambiguous in one part of the world but not in another...
>> 
>> Stéphane
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