Praise from the Experts

“I was very excited when I was approached to review The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market. I was even more excited when it arrived and lived up to my hopes. The guide is both comprehensive and succinct, and best of all, is full of practical examples showing text before and after it has been disambiguated. That means there finally is the definitive resource that has been lacking in the field of writing and editing for an international audience.”

Wendalyn NicholsEditor of Copyediting newsletter and editorial trainer

“I am amazed by the depth of the analysis and the quality of the examples. I cannot begin to imagine the number of hours required to present such an exhaustive and detailed study.

“Some things that I particularly like include the attention to non-native speakers reading in English, the emphasis on the importance of syntactic cues, and the research presented in the syntactic cues appendix. I greatly appreciate having such an abundance of references identified for me.”

Susan LedfordMaster TeacherTechnical Editor

“Backed by solid research and practical industry experience, Kohl’s book is a useful, accessible guide with a common sense approach to Global English. I recommend it as a valuable resource to all globalization professionals.”

Bev CorwinEnso Company Ltd.

“This book addresses the growing awareness that technical documents must reach a wider audience than native English speakers: those who read a translated version of the documents and those for whom English is a second language.

“John Kohl’s discursive style is informative and instructive, without being labor-intensive or didactic. His flowcharts on revising noun phrases and his discussions on the technicalities of machine translation and the benefits of syntactic cues are presented in an easy-to-understand manner.

“The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market is definitely a “must-have” for anyone who writes for international audiences.”

Layla A. MatthewTechnical Editor