Steve Cavanaugh's STE post?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Craig Cardimon, writing about simplified technical English (STE),  
noted: <<English is already effective when used properly.  From what  
I've seen of Simplified Technical English, may I say a firm, "yuck- 
poo." STE is awkward, doesn't flow, and has all the charm and grace  
of an automatic voice message system reciting Shakespeare. >>

Hear, hear! But it's important to note two things: First, if you need  
STE, you need it bad, and it'll solve an enormous problem with a  
moderate degree of elegance. In some situations, there are no  
substitutes for STE. Second, the key principles behind STE (use a  
limited number of unequivocal words, and use them consistently by  
following a clear grammar) are equally valid in any kind of technical  
writing.


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