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[lex] Avoid "shall" when not stating a direct requirement#8589

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[lex] Avoid "shall" when not stating a direct requirement#8589
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@lprv lprv commented Dec 8, 2025

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This looks good to me.

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For the core language, we prefer indicative voice over "shall" for requirements on the implementation. So, this change is consistent with that long-term direction.

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tkoeppe commented Dec 13, 2025

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Thanks, very nice!

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tkoeppe merged commit d5b9659 into cplusplus:main Dec 13, 2025
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