(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.5602) Revised ballot on draft Corrigendum 4

[John Reid]

Robert Corbett wrote:
> On 12/10/15 03:45, John Reid wrote:
>> In the first line of NOTE 9.64a, replace "denotation"; with
>> "denotation;".
>> [The version in N2088 is as approved by WG5 (see N2062 and N2080). Van
>> wants to apply the US rule, which conflicts with ISO practice. See, for
>> example, 23:3 in J3/10-007r1.]
>>
> Why is the word "denotation" in quotation marks in this context?  It does
> not seem appropriate.  In American English, the use quotation marks in a
> such a context usually indicates that the word or phrase within the
> quotation marks is not what it seems.

I think they are correct here because we are defining the word 
"denotation". Here, for example, is a sentence from

     http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp

A "composition" is a creative, journalistic, or scholarly enterprise 
that is whole, complex, a thing unto itself. This includes books, 
movies, plays, TV shows, newspapers, magazines, websites, music albums, 
operas, musical theater, paintings, sculptures, and other works of art.

Cheers,

John.