atw: Re: Is it just me?
- From: Bill Parker <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 07:01:02 +0800
I thought I might ask Shufra. Here is their prompt response.
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Hi Bill,
Thanks for your message.
Although it would not have been my choice, "safety" is indeed a verb in STE
and widely used as such in aerospace. In other industries, we certainly
suggest that it should be changed into "secure".
As to the word "turnbuckle", please see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnbuckle.
Best regards,
Frans"
Frans Wijma, PhD (Hons)
Shufra, LLC
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Bill
On 30/11/2012, at 6:34 PM, Bob Trussler wrote:
> I think it might be me as well.
> This was in an email / message to everyone online.
> >Alternatively please inbox me and I can arrange a suitable time to connect
> >with you. <
>
> The writer is probably NOT using the language of her readers, who would be
> technical writers.
>
> Bob T
>
>
>
>
> On 30 November 2012 20:13, Reginald <zut@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The writer is probably using the language of his or her readers, who would be
> maintenance technicians. « Safety » is short for « safety wire », which is
> short for something like « apply safety wire to restrain the fastener against
> the release direction ». The technique for doing this is taught to
> maintenance people, and the written instructions occupy several pages. To
> satisfy the desire of untrained readers, the writer could:
> a. Quote the required procedure for applying safety lockwire every time it is
> required. In an aircraft, this would be for almost every fastener.
> b. Quote a reference to the approved procedure.
> c. Say nothing and expect the reader to know when to apply the lockwire.
>
> Is there another means to remind the reader to safety wire the fastener? None
> of the above are practical. Perhaps there is a note at the start of the
> instruction to define what « safety » means in the context. In any case, any
> practical user of the instruction authorised to perform the process, needs
> only the brief reminder contained in the example expressed in the familiar
> jargon, that the fastener must be safety wired.
>
> As usual, knowing who the intended reader is, and writing in that person's
> language, is most important.
>
> Reg
>
>
> Peter.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
> From a sample rewrite of a technical document (Shufra: Clarity in
> Documentation) Simplified Technical English examples....
>
> > d. Adjust the turnbuckle to set the correct cable tension. Safety the
> turnbuckle.
>
> Why do I worry about "Simplified Technical English" when I see this ?
>
> Of course, I've never had the opportunity or requirement to safety a
> turnbuckle or buckle a safety turn or turn a buckle safety. So I'm clearly
> ignorant.
>
> BUT "safety" is now an imperative form of a verb, already yet.?
> This is simplified technical English ?
> Why am I not going anywhere near the site where someone has been firmly told
> to "safety" something, and thats the key part of their instructions on the
> subject ?
>
>
>
>
> *Peter M*
>
>
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