atw: Re: Looks good, but ....

  • From: "Robert Kloiber" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:01:44 +1000


I have a booklet called "International English" A guide to the varieties 
of standard English by Peter Trudgill & Jean Hannah ISBN 0340586451

It looks at about 10 varieties of English, including Indian.

Robert Kloiber


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On 30/04/2004 at 8:48 AM Fullerton, Elizabeth wrote:

> Does anyone know of any papers which describe (in plain English) the =
> main differences between Indian English and Australian English (or =
> British English as a second choice) - I think it might help people =
> around here if we can tell them what to expect, so they can try to stop =
> being frustrated at things they can't change - so they can tell the =
> difference between idiom and just plain bad writing... Plus I would find
=
> it very interesting!
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erisa Linsky [mailto:slinka@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 8:02 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Looks good, but ....
> 
> 
> Yet interestingly enough, it explains things vey succinctly with no
> ambiguity.
> Probably written by an Asian writer..........Maybe bad english is good,
> after all.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: <Cathy.Morison@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 10:22 AM
> Subject: atw: Looks good, but ....
> 
> 
> Just came across this rather attractive brochure which isn't quite up to
> scratch in the English language department.
> 
> 
> http://www.inet.co.th/inet-istyle/2/pdf_files/tipeng.pdf
> 
> 
> Cathy Morison
> Technical Writer
> Database Development, PMD
> Geoscience Australia
> ABN: 80 091 799 039=3D20
> Website: www.ga.gov.au=3D20
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