Clarify the appendix a bit.

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Patrick Cloke 2023-03-14 12:40:30 -04:00
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@ -951,10 +951,12 @@ event's `content`.
To handle ambiguity when a property name contains a dot, any literal dot or To handle ambiguity when a property name contains a dot, any literal dot or
backslash found in a property name should be escaped with a backslash. E.g. a backslash found in a property name should be escaped with a backslash. E.g. a
property `m.relates_to` in the `content` would be expressed as property `m.relates_to` in the `content` would be expressed as
`content.m\.relates_to`. `content.m\.relates_to`. Similarly, a `content` property named `m\foo` would be
expressed as `content.m\\foo`.
It is recommended that implementations do not redundantly escape characters, as Other escape sequences are left as-is, e.g. a `\x` would be treated as a literal
other escape sequences are reserved for future use. backslash followed by 'x'. It is recommended that implementations do not redundantly
escape characters, as other escape sequences are reserved for future use.
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