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RE: Something a little more useful than: RE: Pet Peeves
Subject:RE: Something a little more useful than: RE: Pet Peeves From:"Fred Ridder" <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> To:scavanaugh -at- nat-seattle -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:58:13 -0500
One sentence stands out in that Wikipedia article you cite:
"It [Simplified English] is not intended for use as a general
writing standard."
>From: "Steve Cavanaugh" <scavanaugh -at- nat-seattle -dot- com>
>To: "Jonathan West" <jwest -at- mvps -dot- org>,<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
>Subject: Something a little more useful than: RE: Pet Peeves
>Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:30:19 -0800
>
>I'm sure everyone here is aware of ASD-STE100, the Aerospace and Defense
>Industries Association of Europe (ASD) standard for Simplified Technical
>English or STE. If I am mistaken, and you are not familiar with it, you
>should investigate it and where possible, use it. Please see
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_English.
>
>HTH
>
>
>Steve Cavanaugh
>Sr. Technical Writer
>NAT Seattle Inc.
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