I edit IEC documents; I very rarely edit CENELEC documents except via
comments submitted through BSI. That won't change after Brexit; at least
no change is intended. But the volume of editorial correction needed is
such that for many years I have been urging others to share the burden
and it is beginning to happen.
There is no chance of French becoming dominant again; Germany will see
to that!
Many Americans write excellent English, naturally with a detectable
flavour/flavor sometimes. Many Brits can't write their native language
for toffee, and that's not just a matter of education. Some academics
write totally impenetrable prose.
Best wishes
John Woodgate OOO-Own Opinions Only
J M Woodgate and Associates www.woodjohn.uk
Rayleigh, Essex UK
On 2019-03-08 01:06, Pete Perkins wrote:
Doug et al, A sigh of relief knowing that Ireland will
champion the English language within the EU, unless the Francophiles
push to return French to its former prominence in official
communication. However, Ireland may not continue to pursue the
virginity of the English language within the EU communications in the
same way the British have done. John Woodgate, unfortunately, will
not carry the same weight in all of this as in former days. Americans
will remain indifferent to the subtleties of the English language and
continue in our slovenly ways.
:>) br, Pete
Peter E Perkins, PE
Principal Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs Consultant
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*From:* Doug Powell <[email protected]>
*Sent:* Thursday, March 7, 2019 9:57 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* [PSES] Brexit and impact on offical langugages
All,
With March 29 approaching, I've seen plenty of discussion on the
impact of Brexit. However, I've seen virtually nothing on official
languages of the EEC. And in particular how this might affect
Declarations of Conformity/Incorporation as well as labeling and user
documentation. In the past, my advice has always been to start with
one of the official languages and if requested by the end user to
provide in another language this then becomes mandatory. With
implementation of Brexit is English no longer an official language of
the community?
This seems an interesting question to me because it seems that English
/ French will remain intact for the IEC in Brussels. I suppose we can
continue to watch the O.J. after the withdrawal of Britain.
Best to all, Doug
--
Douglas E Powell
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