us v uk standards

[Mary Cresswell <mcresswe -at- ACTRIX -dot- GEN -dot- NZ>]

> Is there a good source for citing a
>>standard?
>>
>Clearly thought out and clearly presented text will work in either a US
>English or a British English environment.  I've worked in both, and it
>seems that most of the difference between the two is cosmetic.  That is,
>the differences concern style, not meaning.  (Some fields have different
>vocabularies, but I take it you're not writing about railroads!)  You may
>end up having a committee decide the issue; I don't know what your
>workplace is like in this matter, and the decision is usually a political
>one, not one of comprehension.  If you do have to battle it through
>committees, it will save you grief if you insist that they remember the
>issue of between 'US and UK English spelling and style', not between 'US
>and UK English [per se]'.  They aren't different languages.
>
>Strunk and White's guide and Fowler's Modern English Usage both point out
>that clarity is the primary goal of any publication.  Actually, lots of
>guides say that ... just hit the library.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>Mary Cresswell * Technical writer & editor
>P.O. Box 17-249 * Wellington, New Zealand
>+64-4-475-7277; fax:+64-4-475-7279
>mcresswe -at- actrix -dot- gen -dot- nz
>
>


Mary Cresswell * Technical writer & editor
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+64-4-475-7277; fax:+64-4-475-7279
mcresswe -at- actrix -dot- gen -dot- nz

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