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[intro.refs]/1 Plurality correction #2090

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JohelEGP opened this issue May 31, 2018 · 2 comments
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[intro.refs]/1 Plurality correction #2090

JohelEGP opened this issue May 31, 2018 · 2 comments

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@JohelEGP
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[intro.refs]/1 says (emphasis mine):

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document.

Since it talks about a plurality of content here, it should read constitute.

@jensmaurer
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ISO directives part 2, 8th edition, subclause 15.5.2 require ("shall be introduced by the following wording") this intro text:

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

So, we can't change the text. (Plus, "content" is singular here, so it seems the grammar is actually correct; "their" just means the (single) content has multiple owners.)

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jwakely commented May 31, 2018

The grammar is correct. The referenced documents' content is relevant to C++, and their content constitutes requirements of the C++ standard. (It would be incorrect to say their content are relevant, and also wrong to say that content constitute something).

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