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A Plain Language Guideline
- By Alyssa Rosenberg
- November 9, 2009
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Over at GovGab, Whitney Quesenbery provides, unintentionally I think, a great place to start with plain language: the first stuff to be converted into legible English (and whatever other languages deemed necessary to reach the populace, should be directive and informative stuff. It's a sign of true cluelessness that educational outreach materials aren't written in easy-to-understand terms. But at least it provides us with a project for government to tackle before getting to the tough questions about how to transform everything else the government publishes.
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