#A.2.9:5.1 — Tell (universal rule)

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When governance or gating depends on “someone said/did X”, model that saying/doing as a U.SpeechAct (a Work occurrence), and keep the utterance text and carriers separate. If the saying/doing creates obligations, model those obligations as U.Commitment objects instituted by the speech act.