[SCL] Metalinguistic constructs

[Chris Menzel]

I wrote:

> My plea ... was only that we have a very clear statement of our aims
> so that we can be reasonably sure that we are pursuing them and not
> venturing off into new territory.  

I think it was reasonably clear in the context, but that last line
sounds a bit obscurantist; I should have said something like "unintended
territory".  New is good, as long as it is well-motivated and
well-conceived.  The plea was only that we have a clear focus.

-chris