Articles

Aussiespeak: One More Reason For Controlled Vocabularies

Monday, September 10, 2007

Canadians do it. Italians do it. Brits and Mexicans do it. Chances are, you do it, too. We choose words—and turn phrases—that are difficult to translate. Our native languages are full of terms that are very hard—if not impossible—to translate into numerous target ...

Filed under: Content Quality Management : Plain Language : Simplified Technical English

Plain English Is Good, But Simplified English Is Better: One Writer’s View

Monday, May 07, 2007

Plain English helps to improve the quality of written documents. Many organizations find that its use brings commercial benefit.

Plain English consists of guidelines such as:

Keep your sentences short
Choose words appropriate for the reader
Use active ...

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Plain Language Helps Washington State Increase Revenue By $800,000

Thursday, December 21, 2006

The Center for Plain Language is on a quest to rid the world of ambiguous and confusing language, one organization at a time. The Center’s mission is to increase the usefulness and efficiency of government, legal, and business documents, so that the people who use ...

Filed under: Plain Language