RE: Clearing the check marks

Subject: RE: Clearing the check marks
From: "Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:15:39 -0400

Simplified English has its roots in the European aerospace and defense
industries. It's not surprising that some of its dictates are
counter-intuitive for a native speaker, but that doesn't detract from
its original purpose. Apparently, "make sure" is preferred by
translators and other localizers -- at least in Europe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathleen MacDowell
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 3:03 PM
> To: Andrew Warren
> Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Clearing the check marks
>
> Interesting that "make sure" is approved for Simplified
> English but ensure and verify aren't. I'd have thought
> that make sure is extremely colloquial and or vague.
>

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References:
RE: Clearing the check marks: From: Andrew Warren
Re: Clearing the check marks: From: Kathleen MacDowell

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