Hello Gary In Simplified English (not simple English), used in the aviation industry, there are rules to follow and one of them is use of the apostrophe. So contractions or possessive apostrophes. You have to recompose your writing to get around using apostrophes.
The idea of Simplified English is to help non-English speakers using aviation manuals, which have to be written initially in American English according to ATA rules. If an aviation manual is then going to be translated it becomes easier to translate. Also you have a specific dictionary for all the technical words that have to be used because in English you can have several words for the same item. A good example is empennage, which has to be used and for those who do not know what it means - it is the tail section of the aircraft body. Simplified English is used by Airbus where I spent nearly four happy years in Hamburg. Regards Peter Schofield psaut...@gmail.com On 24 Apr 2012, at 15:22, Gary Schnabl wrote: > On 4/24/2012 4:35 AM, Peter Schofield wrote: >> Hello Jay and Tom >> >> The USA and UK are two countries separated by one language - English - >> and the ne'er the twain shall meet ;-()))) >> >> Avoiding the use of the apostrophe is one thing we should consider. It does >> help users whose mother tongue is not English because the grammar rules for >> the apostrophe are difficult to understand with the possessive apostrophe >> being the hardest. Comes from personal experience of working in several >> non-English countries. Also, if you work in the aviation industry and use >> Simplified English, the apostrophe is definitely out. > > Out of curiosity, just why is the apostrophe banned from the aviation > industry? Is its use a real risk to safety? > > I have held an FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic's certificate since > the 1980s and have been a licensed pilot since 1971 and was unaware of any > aviation dangers attributed to apostrophes--up to now. > > Gary > >> >> I always enjoy discussions like this as it is a break from the serious stuff. >> >> Regards >> >> Peter Schofield >> psaut...@gmail.com >> > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
