For words that are not approved, this column gives Uapproved alternativesU that you can use instead. These alternatives are in UPPER CASE letters. It is important for you to know that these alternatives are only UsuggestionsU to help you. You can probably think of other alternatives (approved words) yourself. Do not use the suggested alternative if it will change the meaning of the sentence, or cause you to write nonsense or unidiomatic English (refer to Part 1, Section 9).
Example:
actuate (v) START, OPERATE
It is possible that you will see the words "commanding verb construction" in this column. This means that you must use DO or another action verb instead of the unapproved verb.
Example:
perform (v) DO or other commanding verb construction
WRITE: Do the leak test.
NOT: Perform leak test.
WRITE: Measure the voltage between pins A and B.
NOT: Perform measurement of voltage between pins A and B.
In some places, we use Notes to give the user of the Dictionary more data.
Example:
ABOUT (pre) "Concerned" with UNOTEU: For other meanings, USE: APPROXIMATELY, AROUND.
In this example, the only approved meaning of ABOUT is "concerned with". The Note suggests other approved alternatives for other "everyday" English meanings of the word.
UColumn 3U: APPROVED EXAMPLE
This column shows how to use the keyword (for approved words), or how to use the approved alternatives to replace unapproved keywords.
Example:
A (art) Function word:
Indefinite article A FUEL PUMP IS INSTALLED IN ZONE XXXX.
main (adj) PRIMARY THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF VALVE FAILURE IS CONTAMINATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FLUID.
UColumn 4U: Not Acceptable
This column shows examples of text that is not written in Simplified English and that uses the unapproved keyword. (Column 3 gives an alternative for the text, written in Simplified English.) If the keyword is approved, this column is blank.
Example:
main (adj) PRIMARY The main cause of valve failure is contamination of hydraulic fluid
Terms & Usages
A (art) Function word: Indefinite article A FUEL PUMP IS INSTALLED IN ZONE XXXX.
abandon (v) STOP STOP THE ENGINE START PROCEDURE. Abandon engine start.
able (adj) CAN (v) IF YOU CAN START THE ENGINE, DO A BITE TEST. If you are able to start the engine, do a BITE test.
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