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color=#0000ff size=2>With regard to matching I agree with Randy and Peter - 
zh-latn is preferable</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>best regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ietf-languages-bounces@alvestrand.no 
  [mailto:ietf-languages-bounces@alvestrand.no] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Michael 
  Everson<BR><B>Sent:</B> 04 September 2008 17:53<BR><B>To:</B> ietflang IETF 
  Languages Discussion<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM 
  (R3): pinyin<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>Who of you now disagrees with this?
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  <DIV>On 4 Sep 2008, at 17:08, Peter Constable wrote:</DIV><BR 
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    <DIV>I agree completely.<BR><BR>Peter<BR><BR>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">-----Original Message-----<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">From: ietf-languages-bounces@alvestrand.no [<A 
      href="mailto:ietf-languages-">mailto:ietf-languages-</A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><A 
      href="mailto:bounces@alvestrand.no">bounces@alvestrand.no</A>] On Behalf 
      Of Randy Presuhn<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I agree with Kent's assessment that zh-latn is 
      preferable.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Taken with the earlier points made with regard to 
      matching,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">I would like to see zh-latn as the only prefix 
      *at* *this* *time*,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">recognizing that one with cmn- should be added as 
      soon as<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">is practical. &nbsp;Though I think we can expect 
      to encounter some<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">of these without the -latn, I think we should not 
      do anything<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">to encourage such usage.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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    <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">Randy<BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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