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.

When to Use

• "Rewrite this manual in Simplified Technical English"
• "Check this procedure for STE compliance"
• "Simplify this error message for a technical reader"
• "Write this warning in plain technical English"
• Any request to write, rewrite, simplify, clarify, review, or check technical documentation, procedures, manuals, instructions, warnings, error messages, or reports