Re: A Push for Plain English

Subject: Re: A Push for Plain English
From: "Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: "cupton -at- syclone -dot- net" <cupton -at- syclone -dot- net>
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:29:03 -0400

Let's hope it has traction. Though I can usually navigate various
forms and such OK, it'd be great to not have to spend so much time
doing so. Maybe we should send Mr. Braley our style guides to show our
support. ;-)

On 10/29/07, cupton -at- syclone -dot- net <cupton -at- syclone -dot- net> wrote:
> There's a good article in the Washington Post on a new bill requiring
> government to use "plain" English:
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/28/AR2007102801146.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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