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Huh? Is ABNF a "natural language"? Is the Go language spec a "natural language"?





How is ABNF itself specified? Yes, via natural language. And the Go language spec is written in natural language, too, you can check for yourself: https://go.dev/ref/spec

ABNF itself is specified with a well-defined grammar and syntax...

Yes, but the spec is still done in natural language: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5234

Just like any other RFC.




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