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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
List of recurring errors
The table that follows gives you a list of the most frequently recurring errors that writers make when
they use STE. If a word is not approved in the dictionary, do not use it.
Non-STE STE

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **acceptable (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | PERMITTED (adj) |
| **alternate (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | ALTERNATIVE (adj) |
| **any (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | None or a different sentence construction |
| **avoid (v) — UNNAPROVED** | PREVENT (v) |
| **both (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | THE TWO (TN) |
| **check (v) — UNNAPROVED** | CHECK (n) |
| **cover (v) — UNNAPROVED** | COVER (TN) |
| **complete (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | COMPLETED (adj) |
| **damage (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DAMAGE (n) |
| **ensure (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MAKE SURE (v) |
| **fit (v) — UNNAPROVED** | INSTALL (v) |
| **follow (v) — UNNAPROVED** | OBEY (v) |
| **further (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | MORE (adj) |
| **further (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | MORE (adv) |
| **have to (v) — UNNAPROVED** | Use an action verb in the imperative form |
| **however (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | BUT (conj) |
| **insert (v) — UNNAPROVED** | PUT (v) |
| **main (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | PRIMARY (adj) |
| **may (v) — UNNAPROVED** | CAN (v) |
| **need (v) — UNNAPROVED** | NECESSARY (adj) |
| **now (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | AT THIS TIME |
| **old (adj) — UNNAPROVED** | REMAINING (adj), USED (adj), EXPIRED (adj) |
| **over (prep) — UNNAPROVED** | ABOVE (prep), ON (prep), ALONG (prep) |
| **people (n) — UNNAPROVED** | PERSON (n), PERSONNEL (n) |
| **perform (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DO (v) |
| **portion (n) — UNNAPROVED** | PART (n) |
| **press (v) — UNNAPROVED** | PUSH (v) |
| **reach (v) — UNNAPROVED** | GET (v) |
| **repeat (v) — UNNAPROVED** | DO (v) … AGAIN |
| **required (v) — UNNAPROVED** | NECESSARY (adj) |
| **rotate (v) — UNNAPROVED** | TURN (v) |

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ASD STE100 Simplified Technical English
List of recurring errors (continued)
Non-STE STE

| Word (POS) | Meaning & Examples |
|------------|-------------------|
| **secure (v) — UNNAPROVED** | ATTACH (v), SAFETY (v) |
| **shall (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MUST (v) |
| **should (v) — UNNAPROVED** | MUST (v) |
| **since (conj) — UNNAPROVED** | BECAUSE (conj) |
| **test (v) — UNNAPROVED** | TEST (n) |
| **therefore (adv) — UNNAPROVED** | THUS (adv), AS A RESULT |
| **under (prep) — UNNAPROVED** | BELOW (prep), IN (prep), LESS THAN |
| **using (v) — UNNAPROVED** | USE (v), WITH (prep) |

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ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English
List of approved verbs
The table that follows gives you the list of the approved verbs in the dictionary. Use this list as a
quick-reference tool to find the approved verbs.

### A CONTROL GO O SMELL

### ABSORB CORRECT GO OFF OBEY SMOKE

### ACCEPT COUNT GROUND OCCUR SOAK

### ACTIVATE CUT H OPEN SPEAK

### ADAPT D HANG OPERATE SPILL

### ADD DEACTIVATE HAVE OVERRIDE SPRAY

### ADJUST DECREASE HEAR P START

### AGREE DE-ENERGIZE HELP PAINT STAY

### ALIGN DEFLATE HIT PARK STOP

### APPLY DEFUEL HOLD POINT STOW

### ARM DEPLOY I POLISH SUBTRACT

### ASSEMBLE DISARM IDENTIFY PREPARE SUPPLY

### ATTACH DISASSEMBLE IGNORE PRESSURIZE SWALLOW

### B DISCARD ILLUMINATE PREVENT T

### BALANCE DISCONNECT INCLUDE PROTRUDE TAG

### BE DISENGAGE INCREASE PULL TAP

### BECOME DIVIDE INFLATE PUSH TELL

### BEND DO INSTALL PUT THINK

### BLEED DRAIN INTERCHANGE PUT ON TIGHTEN

### BLOW DRINK ISOLATE Q TILT

### BOND DRY J R TORQUE

### BREAK E K READ TOUCH

### BREATHE EAT KEEP RECEIVE TOW

### BURN EJECT KILL RECOMMEND TRANSMIT

### BYPASS ENERGIZE KNOW RECORD TRY

### C ENGAGE L RECYCLE TUNE

### CALCULATE ERASE LATCH REFER TURN

### CALIBRATE EXAMINE LET REFUEL TWIST

### CAN EXPAND LIFT REJECT U

### CANCEL EXTEND LISTEN RELEASE UNFOLD

### CANNOT EXTINGUISH LOCK REMOVE UNLOCK

### CATCH F LOOK REPAIR UNWIND

### CAUSE FALL LOOSEN REPLACE USE

### CHANGE FEATHER LOWER RETRACT V

### CHARGE FEEL LUBRICATE RUB W

### CLEAN FILL M S WAIT

### CLOSE FIND MAKE SAFETY WALK

### COLLECT FIRE MAKE SURE SCHEDULE WANT

### COME FLASH MEASURE SEAL WEAR

### COME ON FLOW MELT SEE WEIGH

### COMPARE FLUSH MIX SELECT WILL

### COMPLETE FOLD MONITOR SEND WIND

### COMPRESS FOLLOW MOOR SENSE WRITE

### CONNECT FREEZE MOVE SET X, Y, Z

### CONTACT G MULTIPLY SHAKE

### CONTAIN GET MUST SHOW

### CONTINUE GIVE N SIMULATE

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