[Voted into WP at March, 2010 meeting.]

Proposed resolution (October, 2009):

1. Change 9.12.1 [dcl.attr.grammar] paragraph 4 as follows:

...If an attribute-specifier that appertains to some entity or statement contains an attribute that does not is not allowed to apply to that entity or statement, the program is ill-formed...

2. Change 9.12.2 [dcl.align] paragraph 1 as follows:

...The attribute can may be applied to a variable...

3. Change 9.12.11 [dcl.attr.noreturn] paragraph 1 as follows:

...The attribute applies may be applied to the declarator-id in a function declaration...

4. Change _N3225_.7.6.4 [dcl.attr.final] paragraph 1 as follows:

...The attribute applies may be applied to class definitions...

5. Change _N3225_.7.6.5 [dcl.attr.override] paragraph 1 as follows:

...The attribute applies may be applied to virtual member functions...

6. Change _N3225_.7.6.5 [dcl.attr.override] paragraph 3 as follows:

...The attribute applies may be applied to class members...

7. Change _N3225_.7.6.5 [dcl.attr.override] paragraph 5 as follows:

...The attribute applies may be applied to a class definition.

8. Change 9.12.4 [dcl.attr.depend] paragraph 1 as follows:

...The attribute applies may be applied to the declarator-id of a parameter-declaration... The attribute may also applies be applied to the declarator-id of a function declaration...

The terms “appertain” and “apply” are used in different ways in different subsections of 9.12 [dcl.attr]. A thorough editorial sweep of the entire section is needed to regularize their usage.