Standards and Style Guides

International and Multilingual Documentation

ASD Simplified Technical English Specification ASD-STE 100 [English language standard] - https://asd-ste100.org

Tongue Tied (translaters) - https://tongue-tied-nw.co.uk

Style Guides and Plain Language

Apple (Web) - https://help.apple.com/applestyleguide

Apple (PDF) - https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1998/en_US/apple-style-guide.pdf

Atlassian - https://atlassian.design/content/writing-style

Google - https://material.io/design/communication/writing.html

MailChimp - https://styleguide.mailchimp.com

Microsoft (Web) - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome

Microsoft (PDF) - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/teamblog/opbuildpdf/TOC.pdf?branch=live

Shopify - https://polaris.shopify.com/content/product-content

UK Government - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/content-design/writing-for-gov-uk

BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines

US Government - Plain Language - https://www.plainlanguage.gov

SEC - A Plain English Handbook - How to create clear SEC disclosure documents - https://www.sec.gov/pdf/handbook.pdf

Plain English Foundation - https://www.plainenglishfoundation.com

Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) - https://plainlanguagenetwork.org

Plain Language around the World - https://plainlanguagenetwork.org/plain-language/plain-language-around-the-world

Center for Plain Language - https://centerforplainlanguage.org

Plain English Campaign - https://www.plainenglish.co.uk

Daily Writing Tips - https://www.dailywritingtips.com

The Global English Style Guide

The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market (Amazon UK) - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1599946572

The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market (Amazon USA) - www.amazon.com/dp/1599946572

The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market (Australia) - www.amazon.com.au/dp/1599946572

Simple English

Rules

Explanation

Italian

COM&TEC (Associazione Italiana per la Comunicazione Tecnica) - https://www.comtec-italia.org

Italiano Tecnico Semplificato - https://www.italianotecnicosemplificato.it

Gianni Angelini - https://artigianodibabele.blogspot.com/2014/12/un-nuovo-ospite-in-open-blog-gianni.html

Italiano Tecnico Semplificato - https://artigianodibabele.blogspot.com/2014/12/italiano-tecnico-semplificato-its.html