[Foundation-l] The need for identifying languages properly for lexicological use

[Andre Engels]

2006/5/18, Phil Boswell <phil.boswell at gmail.com>:

> GerardM wrote:
> >
> > I propose for WiktionaryZ and for the Babel proficiency to exclusively
> > use the ISO-639-3 codes. When there are not enough codes in ISO-639-3
> > we will have to use codes that are clearly not ISO-639-3.
> >
> These two sentences are not consistent.
>
> Which is the one you actually meant?

I think what he means is:
"Use ISO-639-3 whenever possible, and if it is impossible, use codes
that cannot be ISO-639-3 codes" - where "cannot be ISO-639-3" will
presumably mean "do not consist of exactly 3 letters"


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