atw: Re: Australian Standards for Letters

No need to dig out the Aus Post guide - I know it didn't extend beyond addressing (and other mail-related stuff).
However, I have plenty of old typing texts etc that show various forms of simplified style.
But I think the most compelling evidence would come from a current usage survey, OR from dialogue about WHY they want to use the style they prefer.
Feel free to phone me for a fuller discussion, Christine - happy to help. 

ros
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But I have
Ros Byrne
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On 28/10/2008, at 10:08 AM, Christine Kent wrote:


Hi Ros
Can you do me a favour if you get the time - can you dig out your old AP style guide and see if it says anything about letter layout? I think we may 
have found the culprit. 1970s would be about right for these teachers.

Christine



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Good point about address layout, Daryl!

The link didn't work for me, but if others are interested, go to the
Australia Post homepage (http://www.auspost.com.au) and put Address
Format in the search box.

ros

PS:  Speaking of fossilesque matters, I still have my old hard-copy of
the Australia Post Style guide from the 1970s - the kind that had the
manual updates stuffed in front instead of being filed in the correct
section etc.     Memories...   :)
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Ros Byrne
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http://www.canberra.edu.au/pmp/program/courses/words-work




On 28/10/2008, at 7:23 AM, Daryl Colquhoun wrote:


Question 1 - Does anyone know where I can find Australian Standards
for the layout and presentation of letters (correspondence).


Interestingly enough, the German standard relating to this very
thing was for several decades DIN's (German Institute for
Standardization) best-seller. (I learned this by looking at the
display at the DIN's headquarters; I can't find a web reference.) So
naturally I thought Australia would have one. However, enquiries of
SAI Global, including a phone call, suggest that there is no such
standard. I suggest that you trawl their website yourself and ring
them, to double-check.

I note Brian's sad comments (quaintly phrased in terms of an
obsolete unit of measure). Still, if want to have a go as
browbeating fossilesque colleagues, you could refer to Australia
Post. They don't make standards but they are explicit on at least
how to set out the address; see

http://www.auspost.com.au/BCP/0,1467,CH2092

~MO19,00.html.


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