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ASD Simplified Technical English™ is a set of Writing Rules and a
Dictionary of controlled vocabulary. The Dictionary has sufficient words to
express any technical sentence. The words were chosen for their simplicity
and ease of recognition. When there are several words in English for a
certain thing or action (synonyms), this Specification selects one of these
synonyms to the exclusion of the others (whenever possible, “one word - one
meaning”). For example, “start” was chosen instead of “begin”, “commence”,
“initiate”, or “originate”. When there is a choice between American English
and British English words and spelling, the American version is used
(Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary). When there are several possible definitions
of a word in English, the Specification selects one of these definitions to
the exclusion of the others (whenever possible, “one word - one meaning”).
For example, “to fall” has the definition of “to move down by the force of
gravity”, not “decrease”.
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