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### **How to select words correctly**

STE is a controlled natural language with a restricted dictionary.

As a result, it is not possible to use all the words that you want. If you are not sure about a word that you want to use, refer to this flowchart.

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### **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.

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

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### **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|HEAR|**P**|START|
|ADJUST|DECREASE|HELP|PAINT|STAY|
|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|TIGHTEN|
|BLEED|DRAIN|INTERCHANGE|PUT ON|TILT|
|BLOW|DRINK|ISOLATE|**Q**|TORQUE|
|BOND|DRY|**J**|**R**|TOUCH|
|BREAK|**E**|**K**|READ|TOW|
|BREATHE|EAT|KEEP|RECEIVE|TRANSMIT|
|BURN|EJECT|KILL|RECOMMEND|TRY|
|BYPASS|ENERGIZE|KNOW|RECORD|TUNE|
|**C**|ENGAGE|**L**|RECYCLE|TURN|
|CALCULATE|ERASE|LATCH|REFER|TWIST|
|CALIBRATE|EXAMINE|LET|REFUEL|**U**|
|CAN|EXPAND|LIFT|REJECT|UNFOLD|
|CANCEL|EXTEND|LISTEN|RELEASE|UNLOCK|
|CANNOT|EXTINGUISH|LOCK|REMOVE|UNWIND|
|CATCH|**F**|LOOK|REPAIR|USE|
|CAUSE|FALL|LOOSEN|REPLACE|**V**|
|CHANGE|FEATHER|LOWER|RETRACT|**W**|
|CHARGE|FEEL|LUBRICATE|RUB|WAIT|
|CLEAN|FILL|**M**|**S**|WALK|
|CLOSE|FIND|MAKE|SAFETY|WEAR|
|COLLECT|FIRE|MAKE SURE|SCHEDULE|WEIGH|
|COMPARE|FLASH|MEASURE|SEAL|WILL|
|COMPLETE|FLUSH|MIX|SELECT|WIND|
|COMPRESS|FOLLOW|MOOR|SEND|WRITE|
|CONNECT|FREEZE|MOVE|SET|**X, Y, Z**|
|CONTAIN|GIVE|MULTIPLY|SHAKE|
|CONTINUE|GIVE|**N**|SIMULATE|
|CONTAIN|GET|MUST|SHOW|

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