INTERNET ENGLISH, WORLD WIDE WEB, ECOMMERCE, 
 AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE

NECESSITY! TIMELINESS!
The greatest of ideas, if untimely, if necessity 
for their use is lacking, will fail. And so, universal 
languages time after time have failed.
Today, necessity exists. Today, the concept is timely.
	The time is now!
	Necessity has arisen, and its name is eCommerce.
	And the universal language?
	INTERNET ENGLISH
The Computer, the Internet, The Web, eCommerce, and English
Because the quality of English varies widely throughout 
the business world, it is wise to have an understandable 
lowest common denominator accessible to all. 		
	Internet English as a specialized application of 
American English.
	Internet English, hopefully will not be 
standardized too quickly, as the Internet, 
the World Wide Web, and eCommerce are but infants, 
and there will be many changes as they mature. 
This book treats:
	Internet English as a common worldwide language
	The Computer as a tool
	Basics of the Internet
	The World Wide Web
	International Trade		
	eCommerce
	Integration for International Trade
	Privacy and Security in the new environment
	The Appendix contains a variety of information 
relating to International Trade, including National 
and International Organizations involved in aiding 
the smooth flow of that trade, and reference to 
applicable standards that are even now developed. 
The Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Census Bureau, 
the Commerce Department, as well as the United Nations 
organization, the World Trade Organization and 
individual Nations provide statistics and information 
on International Trade. 
	Approximately 90% of documents on the Web 
are in English!
	English is the eCommerce language! Although 
English is the language of eCommerce, currently 
many users display poor, even unintelligible, English. .
	Full use of good English does require a great 
deal of study. But there is an alternative, 
a universal language. That language is Internet English, 
a subset of the full language. Internet English as 
a universal language is a tool for increasing eCommerce. 
And eCommerce is a tool for encouraging the use of 
that International language.
	This book is addressed to two groups. One group, 
English speaking, who would improve their marketing 
throughout the world by insuring they do not write 
above the customer's reading level. The other group, 
non-English speaking, who would gain access to the 
millions of buyers. Millions of buyers who do speak 
and understand English. Millions of buyers who search 
the Internet for the products they want and need.
The universal language, Internet English, starts with 
the fundamental vocabulary. I have added those 
eCommerce terms that surface frequently in International 
Trade and on the Internet. This extended vocabulary 
is recommended as the word base for Internet English.
	I have recommended a grammar that is relatively 
simple and straightforward, and spelling that can be 
used in many cases  as an acceptable alternate 
for current English usage. 
	I use the terms recommend and suggest 
repeatedly. Internet English is too young, too dynamic, 
to be locked into a fixed format at this time. 
The language will evolve. The vocabulary will change. 
The grammar will be modified The Internet English users 
will wean and nurture the language to best serve 
their eCommerce purposes. 
	Because of the variance in symbols for the 
alphabets I propose a restricted set for  use in 
Internet English. This will include, also, the 
numeric symbols. 	Note that words alone do 
not serve as communication. Words in proper context 
serve that function. 	Emphasis is on understandable 
English that serves both English language users 
and non-English language users who wish to sell 
on the international scene. 
	Of the three components of grammar 
(the phonological, the semantic, and the syntactic) 
only the latter two will be considered here. 
Although speech via Internet is feasible, 
and is becoming more practical, written 
communication remains the primary mode for 
business purposes. 
	Today there is a driving need for a universal 
language. That need is eCommerce. To conduct eCommerce 
people of the world, businessmen of the world, 
must communicate. And communicate well.
	Internet English is the tool for 
such communication.