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Main page content:Observer: Clear as mud |
November 08, 2005 Haters of legalese, bureaucratic jargon and corporate double-talk gathered in Washington DC at the weekend for the fifth Plain Language Association International (Plain) conference.
Full Story: news.ft.com/cms/s/20e81924-4ffc-11da-8b72-0000779e2340,s01=2,ft_acl=,s01=2.html
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Just say it: At a D.C. workshop, participants in the Plain Language Conference plead for end to convoluted communication |
November 07, 2005 Over the years, true or not, the story has taken on unmistakable power: Sometime in the 1970s, two little old ladies in Derbyshire, England, had trouble making their rent. On the verge of eviction, they donned their spectacles, flipped nervously through the phone book and finally located a number for the local housing authority. To their great relief, they learned they were eligible for government support.
From: www.baltimoresun.com/features/lifestyle/bal-to.plain07nov07,1,6059536.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
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President notes 'simple language' of Fed nominee |
October 24, 2005 "As Fed governor, Ben advocated greater transparency in communication with the public and markets. His speeches were widely admired for their keen insight and clear, simple language.&lqt; -- From President Bush's announcement of Ben Bernanke, currently his chief economic adviser, as his nominee to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve. From: www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/10/20051024-2.html |
Feds allow local cops to keep shorthand codes |
October 01, 2005 GREENSBORO -- "10-4&" won't be going &lqt;10-7&lqt; after all.
From: www.news-record.com//apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2005510010325
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