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TL;DR: The language of Global Business Is International English is International English and the author’s aim is to make it easier to understand and apply the principles of Simplicity and Clarity to the context.
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Abstract: Acknowledgments Foreword 1. The Language of Global Business Is International English 2. Principles of Simplicity 3. Principles of Clarity 4. Reducing Burdens 5. Writing for Translation 6. Principles of Correspondence 7. Principles of Cultural Adaptation Appendixes
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