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Annex or Annexe when referring to explanatory papers added onto an agenda?

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Notquitegrownup · 24/08/2009 16:17

Sorry, trapped in an office with no dictionary, so can't check. Wikipaedia offers both spellings.

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BitOfFun · 24/08/2009 16:19

I thought it was Appendix?

whippet · 24/08/2009 16:20

Appendices

GetOrfMoiLand · 24/08/2009 16:22

Addendum or addenda, or appendices/appendix. Not annexe.

GetOrfMoiLand · 24/08/2009 16:28

An appendix contains related material that supplements the body of the master document, i.e. technical specification ora document quoted within the main text, but would not be appropriate to have in the main doc.

An addendum contains information that you would have included in the text if you had it when you wrote it i.e. a design which was not completed when the main doc was originally written.

Or summat like that.

Notquitegrownup · 24/08/2009 16:29

Ah but these are explanatory notes added on as an appendix to an appendix, which new boss asked me to put in as Annex(e) 1, 2 or 3!

Just found an online dictionary which says that Annex is US, Annexe English, so I'll run with that.

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GetOrfMoiLand · 24/08/2009 16:29

Sorry I meant to say appendix singular, appendices plural; addenda singular addendum plural.

I don't normally venture in pedant's corner

GetOrfMoiLand · 24/08/2009 16:29

Oh Christ knows then!!!!

Notquitegrownup · 25/08/2009 16:05

lol - me neither Gerrof - in huge admiration of all of the wisdom one finds here though!

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