atw: Simplified English for mining industry documentation
- From: "Jill Nicholson" <jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:52:51 +1000
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
it is.
Jill
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> There is always the ASD-STE100. Written for the aerospace industry but =
> generally usable in most military and large structured commercial =
> organisations.
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> I have investigated the Boeing one as I teach Aerospace engineers. I =
> found=20
> it far too restrictive and decided to leave it out of the teaching =
> syllabus.
> The Aus mining industry did not have one a few years ago when I dealt =
> with=20
> them. It could be that the big US based companies may now have one, but=20
> adaptation to Aus English is often not done.
> Cheers
> Jill
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> From: "Geoffrey Marnell" <geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:17 AM
> Subject: atw: Simplified English for mining industry documentation
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>> Hi austechies,
>>
>> Does anyone know if a simplified English is used anywhere in the =
> mining
>> industry in Australia? By "simplified English" I mean a controlled =
> sub-set
>> of English vocabulary and grammar from which technical writers in the
>> industry shall not deviate. The European Aerospace industry has one;=20
>> 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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