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This page describes '''how to write articles in Indian English'''. Articles in | This page describes '''how to write articles in Indian English'''. Articles in Bharatpedia are written for everyone. This includes children and adults who are learning English. Articles should be written about notable [[Encyclopedia|encyclopedic]] subjects. | ||
== Think about your readers == | == Think about your readers == | ||
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== Basic English and VOA Special English == | == Basic English and VOA Special English == | ||
Bharatpedia follows some of the rules of [[Basic English]], but is not so strict about using only a certain number of words. Every day, Indian English changes, and does not have only one-word list. A good starting point to write in Indian English is to learn to write using [[Basic English]] words. This helps you to write with a limited [[vocabulary]]. | |||
Start with [[Basic English]] (BE) 850. Let us say that your readers know the BE 850 words. If your writing sounds strange or is not clear, use a less common word. The less common word may be in [[BE 1500]] or [[Special English|Voice Of America (VOA) Special English]]. | Start with [[Basic English]] (BE) 850. Let us say that your readers know the BE 850 words. If your writing sounds strange or is not clear, use a less common word. The less common word may be in [[BE 1500]] or [[Special English|Voice Of America (VOA) Special English]]. | ||
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# Look for a Basic English verb in past, present or future only. | # Look for a Basic English verb in past, present or future only. | ||
# For writing specially to science or trade, do as asked by the process of AECMA Simplified English (see ''Other websites'' below for International Aerospace Maintenance Language). | # For writing specially to science or trade, do as asked by the process of AECMA Simplified English (see ''Other websites'' below for International Aerospace Maintenance Language). | ||
#After finishing the article, check to have at least one link (to another article in | #After finishing the article, check to have at least one link (to another article in Bharatpedia) and one Interwiki link (to a version of Wikipedia in another language). The first is so the article is not a dead-end article, and the second is so that robots can fill in all the missing links to other language versions. | ||
== Simple sentence structure == | == Simple sentence structure == | ||