Simplified English (was:RE: Something a little more useful than: RE: Pet Peeves)

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

Yes, a resource.  I've found that standard to be helpful in many ways,
not the least of which is to cause me to think about my audience, and
whether the words I've chosen have the appropriate meaning in the
reader's context. Thanks for pointing that out.


Steve Cavanaugh
Sr. Technical Writer
NAT Seattle Inc.

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Good point. It shouldn't replace all English. But spoken English is a
subset of Standard English, and breaks down into different dialects by
region and nation and function. Plain Language and/or Simplified English
is one standard.

Your sentiment is one that many here will share, which is that we do not
want to be required to write in a limited language. That's why the
original poster recommended it as a resource, not a standard. I think.

--- Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:

> One sentence stands out in that Wikipedia article you cite:
> 
> "It [Simplified English] is not intended for use as a general writing 
> standard."





 
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