Plain Language: Write Clearly for Gov, Legal, Tech
Plain language principles applied to technical and legal writing. BLUF structure, active voice, sentence length targets, and readability benchmarks.
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Plain Language Guide: Write for Everyone, Not Just Experts Plain language is writing that readers can understand the first time they read it. It is not simple language, baby language, or dumbed-down language. It is efficient language — language that accomplishes its purpose with the least amount of reader effort. The US federal government has published plain language guidelines since 1978 and mandated them for all public documents since 2010 (Plain Writing Act). The evidence from decades of government, medical, and legal communication research consistently shows that plain language improves comprehension, reduces calls to customer support, increases form completion rates, and reduces errors. --- The Core Principles Write for Your Audience Plain language is relative — what is plain for a…
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