atw: Re: Simplified English for mining industry documentation

Can't remember what we actually paid for our copy. It is structured in =
two parts. Part 1 being the writing rules with nine sections:

1. Words
2. Noun Phrases
3. Verbs
4. Sentences
5. Procedures
6. Descriptive Writing
7. Warnings, Cautions, and Notes
8. Punctuation and Word Counts
9. Writing Practices.

Part 2 is the dictionary. It's in a table format with Keyword, Assigned =
Meaning/Use, Approved Example, and Not Acceptable Use.

All in all pretty useful, but with a few holes.

John Bennett
Technical Author
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Sent: Friday, 20 June 2008 2:53 p.m.
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Subject: atw: Simplified English for mining industry documentation

That rang a bell John - I investigated it when it was AECMA (a while ago =

now) and before it cost $200. I still have a very basic doc explaining =
what=20
it is.
Jill
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> There is always the ASD-STE100. Written for the aerospace industry but =
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> generally usable in most military and large structured commercial =3D
> organisations.
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> John Bennett
> Technical Author
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3D
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jill =
Nicholson
> Sent: Friday, 20 June 2008 2:14 p.m.
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Simplified English for mining industry documentation
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> I have investigated the Boeing one as I teach Aerospace engineers. I =
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> found=3D20
> it far too restrictive and decided to leave it out of the teaching =3D
> syllabus.
> The Aus mining industry did not have one a few years ago when I dealt =
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> them. It could be that the big US based companies may now have one, =
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> adaptation to Aus English is often not done.
> Cheers
> Jill
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> Jill Nicholson
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> From: "Geoffrey Marnell" <geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:17 AM
> Subject: atw: Simplified English for mining industry documentation
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>> Hi austechies,
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>> Does anyone know if a simplified English is used anywhere in the =3D
> mining
>> industry in Australia? By "simplified English" I mean a controlled =
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> sub-set
>> of English vocabulary and grammar from which technical writers in the
>> industry shall not deviate. The European Aerospace industry has =
one;=3D20
>> Boeing
>> has one; and Caterpillar was, I think, the first to develop one.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Geoffrey Marnell
>> Principal Consultant
>> Abelard Consulting Pty Ltd
>> T: (+61 3) 9596 3456
>> F: (+61 3) 9596 3625
>> W: http://www.abelard.com.au <http://www.abelard.com.au/>
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