RE: Global English Style Guide

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

I think they did a terrific job. Kudos to INTECOM.

Being who I am (who we are), I can't resist three nits:
 * They recommend "litre" and "metre" for U.S. audiences.
 * They recommend "adaption" and "priorize."
 * U.S. audiences might not grasp the shall/will distinction.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damien Braniff
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 6:55 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Global English Style Guide
> 
> The following produced by INTECOM might be of interest - 
>
http://www.intecom.org/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=37&;
Itemid=38&lang=EN 
> 
> It's called 'Guidelines for Writing English Language 
> Technical Documentation for an International Audience' 
> 

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