"Plain English"
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Learn about the development of the "informal"
trend in the language as a linguistic reflex of democratisation
of the British society... |
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George Orwell on
Clarity in Language
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Read George Orwell's
influential essay
"Politics and the English Language" that is
frequently cited in introductory writing courses... |
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Plain English Campaign
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Learn about the ways in which this British
pressure group strives to promote the use of plain English... |
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A Short Course in Plain English
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Take a few simple lessons in Plain English... |
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Introduction to Doublespeak
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Learn to spot
doublespeak - creative euphemisms used by politicians, public
officials and other people with something to hide... |
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Life
under the Chief Doublespeak Officer
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In this short essay William Lutz, who has widely published on
doublespeak, overviews different forms of business
doublespeak... |
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Doublespeak Proverb Quiz
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Rescue familiar sayings from the clutches of doublespeak by
translating them into
plain and simple English... |
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Upgrading Job
Titles
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Don't you find it strange that some people would rather have a
grander job title than a pay rise?... |
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Business
Buzzwords Bingo (text, game & video)
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Learn
how to
play business buzzword bingo in meetings to make the workplace human again... |
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Business
Buzzwords (video)
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Learn
how to sound as smart as your boss... |
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Rumsfeld's "Unknown Unknowns"
(video)
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Learn
about known unknowns and also unknown unknowns, the ones we
don't know we don't know... |
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Office Jargon (video)
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Jonathan Gabay of www.gabaynet.com talks about jargon in the
office... |
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Why did the chicken
cross the road?
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Learn
some answers to this famous joke riddle in plain and less plain
English... |
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Joey Writes a Letter
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Guess who are referred to as "humid
prepossessing homo sapiens with full sized aortic pumps"
in Joey's recommendation
letter... |
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The 200 Banned
Words
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Read the list of 200 words that all public
sector bodies should avoid when talking to people about the work
they do and the services they provide... |
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Council
ordered to make sense!
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Read a newspaper article about the pressure
put on waffling Coventry City Council to use Plain English.... |
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