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<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>I spent some real
time thinking about this issue today.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Attached is a memo
on the subject which is big enough that I didn't want to just make it an email
body.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Summary: I think
current 034 semantics are broken and should be fixed along the lines of the
element<SPAN class=609522321-13052009><FONT
color=#0000ff> - </FONT></SPAN>overrides<SPAN
class=609522321-13052009><FONT color=#0000ff> - </FONT></SPAN>type
principle. The example in the scoping section is not right. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>But the issue has
some depth to it. E.g., I think the grammar productions are broken currently and
we need to fix those also.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>See
attached.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><SPAN class=171441921-13052009><FONT face=Arial
size=2>...mike</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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