To: J3                                                     J3/18-137
From: Robert Corbett
Subject: fixing broken paragraphs
Date: 2018-February-15
References: 18-007

Introduction
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The DIS often breaks paragraphs at the end of a list.  I found
cases where the paragraph breaks seem inappropriate.  In one
case, a sentence is split across two paragraphs.  In another
case, the antecedent of a reference is made ambiguous by a
paragraph break.  Other breaks appear to be inappropriate, but
do not affect the clarity of the DIS.  The serious breakage is
called out in the edits proposed below.


Edits
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["Introduction", page xx]
Merge paragraphs 3 and 4.

[4.1.3, "Assumed syntax rules", page 28]
Merge paragraphs 1 and 2.

[4.2, "Conformance", page 29]
Merge paragraphs 2 and 3.

[7.4.4.4, "Collating sequence", pages 67 and 68]
Merge paragraphs 2 and 3.

[10.1.6.1, "Definitions", page 160]
Merge paragraphs 2 and 3.

[10.1.6.1, "Definitions", pages 160 and 161]
Merge paragraphs 5 and 6.

[10.1.9.2, "Type, type parameters, and shape of a primary",
 pages 162 and 163]
Merge paragraphs 3 and 4.

[10.1.11, "Specification expression", page 164]
Merge paragraphs 2 and 3.
"This is the case where a sentence is split across two
paragraphs."

[10.2.1.4, "Defined assignment statement", pages 170 and 171]
Merge paragraphs 2 and 3.

[10.2.3.2, "interpretation of masked array assignments",
 page 176]
Merge paragraphs 3 and 4.
"The paragraph break makes the reference "/mask-expression/"
 ambiguous.  Without the paragraph break, there is no
 ambiguity."

[11.1.9.2, "Execution of a SELECT CASE construct", page 197]
Merge paragraphs 1 and 2.

[13.7.2.3.3, "E and D editing", pages 273 and 274]
Merge paragraphs 4 and 5.

[13.7.2.3.4, "EN editing", pages 274 and 275]
Merge paragraphs 5 and 6.

[13.7.2.3.5, "ES editing", pages 275 and 276]
Merge paragraphs 5 and 6.

[13.7.2.3.6, "EX editiing", page 276
Merge paragraphs 5 and 6.