Language
The Plain Language Act
There has been a lot of talk in the plain language field about the forthcoming vote on the Plain Language Bill in the US. Its premise is very simple: to require the federal government to write all new publications, forms, and publicly distributed documents in a “clear, concise, well-organized” manner that follows the best practices [...]
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The Crystalmeth Mark
This was my Eureka moment in the bath – not exactly Archimedes I grant you. I think it’s time for a new standard in plain english. I give you the ‘The Crystalmeth Mark – can people understand your information while under the influence?’
Alright, so you’ve taken a look at the date and realised I’m not entirely serious, but I do have a valid point to make.
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bmi baby baggage allowance text
A little while ago I picked up on a tweet from Mark Boulton about the confusing information about baggage allowance that he experienced on the bmibaby website. Having taken a look at the site in question it was easy to see why.
Having already had a go at Virgin Atlantic’s baggage information I thought I’d have a go at this too. Here’s how I got on
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Open09
Well I survived day 1 of open09 in Preston, and I have to admit, I was wrong – there, I’ve said it, now don’t expect to hear it again for a long time. I had a slightly cynical attitude going in, something along the lines of it possibly being a bit ‘studenty’ (to quote someone [...]
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Aims and objectives
In a meeting today I was presented with a list of aims and objectives. I’m sure I’ve been presented with these kind of things many times before, but today was the day it occurred to me to potentially make myself look more than a little ignorant. ‘What’s the difference between an aim and an objective?’ [...]
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