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Industry jargon makes us not want to talk business |
February 27, 2005 Stupefying clichés. Language fluffy as pie meringue. Financial statements opaque as mud.
Full Story: www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-9/1109482249280650.xml# |
SC issues guide to use plain English in prospectuses |
February 24, 2005 Kuala Lumpur: The Securities Commission (SC) Wednesday released a guide to encourage the use of plain English in prospectuses in efforts to ensure that information in offer documents were easily understood by investors for them to make informed investment decisions.
Full Story: www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=32801 |
Simplifying learning |
February 06, 2005 California's academics standards, adopted by the State Board of Education in English/language arts, math, science and social science/history, define the specific content and skills students should know by the end of each grade level. Following is an example of the state's expectation for fifth-graders:
Full Story: www.pe.com/localnews/pass/stories/PE_News_Local_pfriendly06.a1074.html# |
Jargon war steps upMove will boost test scores, officials say |
February 06, 2005 BEAUMONT - Fill a room with public-school teachers and administrators, give them an education topic to discuss and hunker down for the jargon fest that follows.
Full Story: www.pe.com/localnews/pass/stories/PE_News_Local_pfriendly06.a1074.html# |
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