Simple: Language Subtag Registration

[Michael Everson]

On 14 Dec 2015, at 20:47, Doug Ewell <doug at ewellic.org> wrote:
> 
> Luc Pardon wrote:
> 
>> This could be addressed by stating that the "additional subtag" must
>> have the root language + "simple" as its prefix.
>> 
>> E.g.:
>> 
>> Subtag: newspeak
>> Prefix: en-simple
> 
> I believe this is everybody's intent.

I don’t expect en-simple-basiceng. I expect en-basiceng, just as I expect en-scouse. 

> "If for particular purposes a need arises to tag specific, well-defined
> subvariants of Hepburn, they can be added in future.”

Hepburn is well-defined. “Simple” means nothing, really. 

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com/