The Plain
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Plain language is an international language that everyone in your audience can easily understand. Clear writing in plain language saves time, money, and lives. In whatever country you call home, you need plain language whether you're preparing a legal brief, writing a procedure, designing a brochure, running a business, publishing a newsletter, managing a department, maintaining a Web site, or training workers. Our members include consultants, company editors, freelance writers, attorneys, and educators from around the world. We work for small businesses, government agencies, law firms, health-care providers, universities, and our clients. Our site provides free plain-language articles, writing tutorials, Web links, news, networking opportunities, and professional support. We also offer PLAIN membership, an e-mail discussion group, connections with consultants, and professional conferences: |
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A description of PLAIN, our membership directory, and instructions on joining PLAIN. Join us! NEW: PLAIN has just been incorporated in Canada, as of October 2008. Take a look at our official bylaws. |
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About plain language: Free advice and information on planning, writing, editing and designing clear communications materials -- and surviving unplain language |
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Information
about past and
upcoming conferences,
including the
International
Conference on
Modern Legal
Drafting in Malaysia
– Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
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Resources for lawyers and others on plain language |
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Examples from business, law, science, journalism and technical writing |
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Recent stories about plain language, clear writing and literacy |
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Web links, news, and other documents on literacy |
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What's happening in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and Sweden |
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The growing plain-language movement |
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| Updated July 3, 2007 |