A New York Times editorial talks about an initiative to pour government data on to the Web for all to see and use. Says the NYT: With little fanfare, the Obama administration has begun its first agency feeds onto Data.gov,...
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Consulting you about plain English school reports
Report cards in plain English: that's what New Zealand's Ministry of Education wants. This is part of a larger consultation about literacy and numeracy standards (here we go again). We love the emphasis on plain English reporting, as detailed in...
Obama cosponsored plain language bill
Anyone who has watched The West Wing knows that political speeches are written by many hands. But here's a sign that Barack Obama's commitment to plain speaking and honesty is more than skin deep. Along with Senator Hillary Clinton and...
United States Embassy web site: thumbs down
The Plain English Awards ceremony 2008 last Thursday celebrated heroes of plain English in New Zealand. Four categories are for web sites, and web content is a big factor in other categories too. The United States Embassy in Wellington was...
The cockroach of language styles
Why does gobbedygook live on and on, generation after generation? It refuses to die a natural death. Bureaucratic style persists even though the benefits of plain English have been proven again and again. (Plain English saves money and time —...