LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION - GB

[Debbie Garside]

Jon Hanna wrote:

>> I think Wikipedia is a good starting point for research, but useless when
you want something authoritative (tbh, I think the autoritativeness of
Encyclopedia Brittanica is often overstated too).

I have seen research that suggests the percentage error rate is the same
within Wiki as Enc Brit.  An American Uni did the research.

Best regards

Debbie Garside

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Subject: Re: LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION - GB

Doug Ewell wrote:
> Lee Gillam <L dot Gillam at surrey dot ac dot uk> wrote:
> 
>> Wikipedia - apparently bigger than the Encyclopedia Brittanica - 
>> identifies the use of "roa" for Jèrriais.
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A8rriais I merely reported that 
>> those reading such information might use it.
> 
> 
> You're correct; that's different from saying that you personally 
> advocated it.  I'm certainly one of those readers who sees Wikipedia 
> as accurate much more often than not, and probably would have used 
> "roa" to tag such content if John Cowan had not steered me away from it.

I think Wikipedia is a good starting point for research, but useless when
you want something authoritative (tbh, I think the autoritativeness of
Encyclopedia Brittanica is often overstated too).
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