From c18233fc935f073f3d5089e37630cfb1a3e50542 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henrik Tidefelt <henrikt@wolfram.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:11:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add section on English natural language text

Includes addressing review comment by Hans regarding contractions.
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 The node shall contain a \lstinline[language=grammar]!stored-definition! that…
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+## English natural language text
+
+This section gives guidelines for how the natural language text in English should be written.
+
+The text is written in American English.
+
+### Contractions
+
+Avoid contractions such as _isn't_ or _won't_; write _is not_ or _will/would not_ instead.