It's interesting to me how doing this for technical documentation feels like a smart idea and makes me happy, but doing this for non-technical communication immediately sets off every 1984-style dystopia alarm in my brain.
Nothing 1984 about it. It is for situations where English is the standard, but a non-native speaker might be involved or it is otherwise important to avoid ambiguity. As an example, when this standard was written it was common for small business jets to have the complete printed maintenance manual stowed in a drawer somewhere on the aircraft. The manuals explain step by step how to do every major repair or replacement. They were also essential to things like Time Limits and Maintenance checks, which might have to be done at your destination rather than home base.
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It's interesting to me how doing this for technical documentation feels like a smart idea and makes me happy, but doing this for non-technical communication immediately sets off every 1984-style dystopia alarm in my brain.
Nothing 1984 about it. It is for situations where English is the standard, but a non-native speaker might be involved or it is otherwise important to avoid ambiguity. As an example, when this standard was written it was common for small business jets to have the complete printed maintenance manual stowed in a drawer somewhere on the aircraft. The manuals explain step by step how to do every major repair or replacement. They were also essential to things like Time Limits and Maintenance checks, which might have to be done at your destination rather than home base.