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	What's It Going to Take for You to Use Plain Language? -- Plain Language Association International
		Drafting in Plain English sets a lawyer apart from those lawyers unwilling or unable to accept the benefits of plain English drafting.
		Those lawyers that learn and use good drafting will attract new clients that are looking for lawyers that use plain English (especially in light of recent SEC rules) or clients that want to understand what they are committing themselves to.
		Lawyers who draft in plain English are truly providing a high level of quality service for their clients.
	www.plainlanguagenetwork.org /Legal/leonard.html (1165 words)

	Plain English Campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Plain English Campaign is a pressure group based in the United Kingdom.
		Plain English is defined as "language that the intended audience can understand and act upon from a single reading".
		They make use of the word gobbledygook to refer to the kind of tortuous and confusing English they are campaigning against, and every year a Golden Bull award is made for the worst example.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plain_English_Campaign (393 words)

	Plain English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the late 19th century, several gifted writers (e.g., Abraham Lincoln) demonstrated that plain English could be elegant when executed properly (e.g., the Gettysburg Address); but they were ahead of their time.
		George Orwell wrote an important essay on the subject in 1946, entitled Politics and the English Language.
		The plain English revolution finally penetrated the fields of law and government during the 1970s, as shown by the passage of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1976, and the popularity of books like Plain English for Lawyers (1979).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plain_English (408 words)

	Oliver Kamm: Plain English Baloney II
		Plain English Baloney II A few months ago I wrote about an absurd organisation of self-publicists called the Plain English Campaign.
		Plain English seems, at worst, like a harmless little group who -- in the present example -- is [as Americans say] performing a public service.
		George is right - the Plain English Campaign can be daft in its press releases, but its work in getting companies and councils to write bills, contracts and forms in easily-comprehensible English rather than lawyerese is excellent (particularly given that quarter of the population read at the level of a 12-year-old).
	oliverkamm.typepad.com /blog/2004/03/plain_english_b.html (918 words)

	Editor Software - Plain English - What is plain English?
		Writers of plain English let their audience concentrate on the message instead of being distracted by complicated language.
		Plain English is clear English – it is simple and direct but not simplistic.
		Plain English editing and a professional editor’s skills are similar.
	www.editorsoftware.com /plain-english/what-is-plain-english.html (962 words)

	Oliver Kamm: 'Plain English' baloney
		In pronouncing the statement baffling, the Plain English Campaign is making no point whatever about English usage, which is supposed to be its interest; all it's doing is advertising its inability to understand ideas.
		The Plain English Campaign is the equivalent of the expensively undereducated debutante who thinks it's an amusing idiosyncrasy not to be able to do mental arithmetic.
		The key fact about the Plain English Campaign is that they are a commercial organisation which takes money from (mostly public sector) organisations in return for their 'crystal mark', which means someone at the PEC has checked documents for spelling, grammar and punctuation.
	oliverkamm.typepad.com /blog/2003/12/plain_english_b.html (2104 words)

	Legalwriting.net: Plain English: What is it good for?
		But I don't try to impose plain English on my students who are learning to write memos and briefs.
		If we could bring plain English to multi-million-dollar transactional documents and appellate briefs, that would be great.
		A related bonus of a plain language style is the potential for reducing mistakes.
	www.utexas.edu /law/faculty/wschiess/legalwriting/2007/03/plain-english-what-is-it-good-for.html (264 words)

	Plain English Training - the Plain English course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The internet version of the Plain English course is based on the popular one-day courses we run all over the country.
		The 100 page course allows you to learn the fundamentals of plain English writing from the comfort of your own home or office.
		We take you step-by-step through the techniques of plain English, used by our own expert editors for more than 20 years.
	www.plainenglishtraining.com /pecourse.html (195 words)

	Garbl's Plain Language Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Plain language writing is a technique of organizing information in ways that make sense to the reader.
		According to proponents, plain language is communication designed to meet the needs of the intended audience, so people can understand information that is important to their lives.
		The Plain Language Association International, or PLAIN, is the leading voluntary organization of plain language advocates and professionals with members in Canada, the United States, Australia, England, Sweden, South Africa and New Zealand.
	home.comcast.net /~garbl/writing/plaineng.htm (1376 words)

	SEC Adopts Plain English Disclosure Proposal, February 1998
		plain English rule and revised disclosure requirements for new registration statements filed on or after October 1, 1998.
		The new provision requires investment companies and other issuers to use plain English principles in the organization, language, and design of the front parts of prospectuses.
		comment letter on the plain English proposal, the Institute urge the Commission and its staff to avoid applying the plain English principles in a rigid or mechanical fashion.
	www.ici.org /issues/dis/arc-pro/98_sec_plain_eng_final.html (790 words)

	plain english
		The premise behind the plain English movement is that legal documents ought to be plainer--and more comprehensible--to the average person.
		English, in contrast, was the lower-class language of a subjugated people.
		Unhappiness about this state of affairs led to what might be considered the first plain English law: the Statute of Pleading, enacted in 1362.
	www.languageandlaw.org /PLAINENGLISH.HTM (1848 words)

	Plain English: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Plain English is a flexible and efficient writing style that readers can understand in one reading.
		Plain English lets readers concentrate on the message instead of complicated language.
		Plain English Campaign Plain English Campaign quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pl/plain_english.htm (91 words)

	Plain Language: What is Plain Language?
		Plain language (also called Plain English) is communication your audience can understand the first time they read or hear it.
		Language that is plain to one set of readers may not be plain to others.
		Rather, plain language is defined by results—it is easy to read, understand, and use.
	www.plainlanguage.gov /whatisPL/index.cfm (245 words)

	Plain Language aka Plain English
		"Plain English" is the common term but plain language is inclusive and suitable for countries where more than one language is spoken.
		Usually people expect a definition of plain language that describes writing of a certain style. That is a narrow perspective on plain language. Plain language is about the process: whether we are discussing the process involved in producing effective documents or the process involved in implementing an effective communications strategy.
		This is her presentation to a plain language conference.
	www.squidoo.com /browse/show/rapport (903 words)

	PLAIN ENGLISH OBJECTIVE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the letter, PSA said it fully supports the goals of the SEC's "plain English" initiative and is generally supportive of the proposed requirements, which would establish that parts of a prospectus must be written with short sentences, descriptive captions, glossaries, few defined terms and non-legal, non-technical terminology.
		PSA said the application of "plain English" to the cover, summary and risk factor sections of a prospectus will help provide individual investors, in particular, with a clearer understanding of the securities they are buying.
		SEC examiners must be committed to understanding plain English principles and must be trained adequately in order to handle the highly subjective standards, PSA said.
	www.bondmarkets.com /pr/1997pr/plainenglish.shtml (448 words)

	Plain English Campaign: Free guides: How to write in plain English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		But in the last few years, many of these offenders have started to put things right, either rewriting their documents clearly or training their staff in the art of plain English or both.
		(Is that plain English?) In other words, it is the name of something that isn't a physical object but a process, technique or emotion.
		You may also be interested in The Plain English Course - our pack of materials to help you train your own staff.
	www.plainenglish.co.uk /plainenglishguide.html (2129 words)

	Plain English
		This article relates mostly to the conventions (and abuses) of American English, which are in some respects—particularly spelling and idiom—different from those of the British English more commonly used outside North America.
		English nouns form their plurals in a variety of ways, but most conform to one of five common patterns.
		In English this usually doesn't become apparent or worrisome, except with third-person singular nouns, and with first- and third-person singular pronouns.
	home.att.net /~tangents/issue/english.htm (4446 words)

	english writing software, writing software program, writing and grammar software
		By using plain language, we send a clear message about what the Government is doing, what it requires, and what services it offers.
		Writing in plain language could cut the Federal Government’s paperwork by one-third, save billions of dollars and make everyone’s life — whether working for the government or in the private sector — much simpler and easier.
		Plain English editing software means writers constantly learn ways to improve their style.
	www.cypressmedia.net /editorsoftware/plain-english (2446 words)

	Plain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Plain Language Action Network: (PLAN) is a government-wide group working to improve communications from the federal government to the public.
		A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents: This handbook created by the Securities and Exchange Commission contains many general principals that are applicable to documents that you may prepare.
		Plain English Campaign is an organization based in the United Kingdom that promotes the use of plain English.
	www.dot.gov /ost/ogc/plain.htm (1617 words)

	CNN.com - Promoting plain workplace English - May 4, 2004
		In a recent online CNN poll, out of 56 voters, 27 percent said that the standard of written and spoken English in their company was poor, while 53 percent said it was just reasonable.
		The Plain English Campaign is an independent group that has up to 5,000 activists worldwide.
		Plain English reduces the need to explain and clarify documents, or to return forms that have mistakes because the instructions are unclear.
	edition.cnn.com /2004/BUSINESS/05/03/go.plain.english (660 words)

	Plain English in Real Estate Papers
		And the only way to get these forms printed in plain English on letter-size paper is to convince the groups and associations who control the forms to write the forms in plain English.
		Nevertheless, plain English in listing agreements and sales agreements will not be achieved until the MAR Board of Directors feels that plain English is in their best interest.
		Title insurance companies are the key not only to plain English title insurance policies, but also to many other real estate forms that the companies distribute free of charge: deeds, land contracts, memorandums of land contracts, assignments of land contracts, escrow agreements, affidavits, and so on.
	www.michbar.org /generalinfo/plainenglish/columns/93_dec.html (2522 words)

	Plain English Exercises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		When business writers substitute inflated, obscure, and ambiguous phrases like "personal analog temporal displacement monitor" and "environmental hygienist" for plain, simple words like "clock" and "janitor," they end up wasting an appreciable amount of the time and energy of their readers.
		In recent years serious attempts have been made by both the federal government and various state legislatures to promote the use of plain English in business contexts.
		This plain English movement continues to gain momentum generally.
	www.meguffey.com /plain_bcpp4.html (231 words)

	Dictionary of English - plain English
		This is the kind of English to use in business: in letters, memos, reports to your colleagues, documents giving information to the public, promotional material, coursework and examination essays, or in any situation in which you are giving information, or want to persuade or interest.
		To make your English clear, you need to put yourself in the position of your reader, and decide what they need to know.
		Plain English Campaign is at PO Box 3, New Mills, Stockport, SK12 4QP.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0082589.html (707 words)

	How you can make plain English work for you
		Plain English is good, clear writing which communicates as simply and effectively as possible.
		1997 is the 21st birthday of the plain English movement in Australia.
		Since it introduced its plain English policy, Campbelltown City Council has saved on both printing bills and staff time.
	www.dest.gov.au /sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/plain_english_at_work/contents.htm (360 words)

	The National Center for State Courts - Home Page
		Plain English jury instructions are those given to the jury in simple, everyday language rather than more complex legalese.
		In order to create plain English jury instructions, the court carefully considers the message that the jury charge is intended to communicate.
		Before trial, the trial judge requires the parties to identify two types of issues: those that are purely factual (“Was the traffic light red or green?”) and those that concern the application of relevant law (“Did the defendant breach his fiduciary duty?”).
	www.ncsconline.org /Juries/InnPlainEnglishFAQ.htm (812 words)

	Business Communication Quarterly
		These supplement her review of A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents in the December 1999 Business Communication Quarterly.
		By January 1, 1999, all rulemakings to be printed in Federal Register were required to be in plain language.
		A Plain English Handbook that contains all the guidelines given to all companies for the writing of all disclosure documents in PE.
	www.english.udel.edu /dandrews/bcq/plainenglish.html (2137 words)

	Plain english - ,Plain English home page,Promoting Competition,,The CSS Decryption Algorithm,Amazon.com: Knitting in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In this paper I describe, in plain English, the algorithm for decrypting DVDs that have been encrypted using CSS, the Content Scrambling System.
		ISO 9000, 9001, 9002, 13485, 14001, 17799, 90003 in Plain English
		How-To guide has a link at the end of the article where you can download a zip file containing a plain text version of the article for your convenience.
	hxat.com /?q=plain-english (338 words)

	Plain English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		If you have a document (or are planning one) that may result in misunderstandings, may be misinterpreted, or may cause general confusion in your readers, plain English will probably help clear it up.
		Using plain English is about writing appropriately for a specific audience.
		No. Using plain English does not mean that you are eliminating any information.
	www.plainenglishwriting.com /pages/faq.html (179 words)

	Plain Language Regulations
		Archive of plain language summaries for Federal tax regulatory materials published from January 2003 through December 2003.
		Plain language summaries for tax regulatory materials published from January 2002 through December 2002.
		Tax Regulations published in December 2001 and back to August 1995, with references to plain language summaries where available.
	www.irs.gov /taxpros/content/0,,id=103728,00.html (160 words)

	Plain English for eGov
		PLAIN ENGLISH is small subset of English designed to reach a wide diversity of readers in many areas.
		Plain English works well with application forms, safety instruction, policies and procedures.
		Persons in the United States who have limited proficiency in English may be entitled to language assistance for certain government services under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
	www.smartny.com /plainEnglish.htm (458 words)

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