On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 7:14 AM, Niall O'Reilly <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:50:07 +0000, > Paul Hoffman wrote: > > > > >> I'd prefer the simpler "The problem statement is described in ..". > > >> The term "exposed" in my mind carries a more sensational connotation, > > >> but I might be nitpicking. > > > > > > Advice from english writers here? > > > > +1 to Shumon: "exposed" is more sensational, and not appropriate here. > > Indeed, "exposed" is inappropriate; so is "described". > > Reference to _describing_ the problem statement (perhaps as > "elegant" or "clumsy"; "long-winded" or "concise") isn't what's > needed here. > Good point. > > I suggest any one of "presented", "declared", or "specified". > > I like 'specified' best. We should use that. I'm neutral about 'presented'. And I don't like 'declared', which sounds like an authoritarian decree handed down by the high priests of protocol development! Shumon Huque
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