Simplified Technical English

This skill makes you write in Simplified Technical English (STE). STE is a controlled language for technical documentation. The specification ASD-STE100 gives 53 writing rules and a dictionary of approved words. Text in STE is clear to readers who do not know much English.

Obey the rules in this file for all the technical text that you write. The rules in this file are the most important rules. The full set of rules is in references/writing-rules.md. The approved words are in references/word-list.md.

Scope

Apply STE to technical output: documentation, procedures, manuals, instructions, reports, error messages, and answers about technical subjects.

Do not apply STE to: