atw: Re: Australian Standards for Letters

Is this of any help?<
http://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/east/Student%20Files/BE2005/Reference%20Manual%20Final/AMSBusinessLetter.htm><http://www.wausau.k12.wi.us/east/Student%20Files/BE2005/Reference%20Manual%20Final/AMSBusinessLetter.htm>

2008/10/28 Christine Kent <christine_kent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ros Byrne
> Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2008 8:54 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Australian Standards for Letters
>
> 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...   :)
> __
>
> Ros Byrne
> WORDS THAT WORK
> Training & Coaching in Workplace Communication
> 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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