[tei-council] "the Guidelines" vs. "these Guidelines"

[James Cummings]

On 27/01/13 21:49, Lou Burnard wrote:
> On 27/01/13 19:44, Kevin Hawkins wrote:
>> I count 59 instances of "the Guidelines" and 127 of "these Guidelines".
>>     Would be nice to stick to just one and document.  I think "these
>> Guidelines" is clearer but could be talked into using "the Guidelines"
>> or even leaving things as they are.
>>
>
> Well, there are a few subtle cases ... e.g. "The Guidelines were first
> published in ..." sounds better than "These Guidelines were first"
> presumably because we're talking about the bibliographic concept in the
> former, and the current version in the latter.

I've always said 'The Guidelines' but I suppose 'These' makes 
sense.  But as Lou notes these would have to be checked in each case.

-James

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