RE: Something a little more useful than: RE: Pet Peeves

["Steve Cavanaugh" <scavanaugh -at- nat-seattle -dot- com>]

Indeed, it is specifically for technical writing.  Here is an example
from a text I have on the subject:

  Example of Simplified English

  Original paragraph:

  Place the water heater in a clean, dry location as near 
  as practical to the area of greatest heated water demand. 
  Long uninsulated hot water lines can waste energy and 
  water. Clearance for accessibility to permit inspection 
  and servicing such as removing heating elements or 
  checking controls must be provided.

  Same paragraph in Simplified English:

  Put the water heater in a clean, dry location near the 
  area where you use the most hot water. If the hot water 
  lines are long and they do not have insulation, you will 
  use too much energy and water. Make sure you have access 
  to the heating elements and the controls for inspection 
  and servicing.

  (The above example is from "Learning to Use Simplified 
  English: A Preliminary Study," by Margaret Thomas, Gloria 
  Jaffe, J. Peter Kincaid, and Yvette Stees, Technical 
  Communication, First Quarter 1992, pg 70) 

HTH

Steve Cavanaugh
Sr. Technical Writer
NAT Seattle Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:58 AM
To: Steve Cavanaugh; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Something a little more useful than: RE: Pet Peeves

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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