Improve and simplify introduction prose. #8
Description
Suggest that first paragraph be replaced with the following
This document defines extensions to the Timed Text Markup Language (TTML) to facilitate its use with karaoke applications.
In particular, it is best to avoid paraphrasing the meaning of the term karaoke, but let the referenced wikipedia article supply the context. Also, the employing the phrase "word(s)/character(s)" introduces problems related to linguistics that are best not introduced here.