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===A short definition of "Plain English"=== | ===A short definition of "Plain English"=== | ||
Brian Garner, from ''Legal Writing in Plain English,'' 2001, pp xiv: | Brian Garner, from ''Legal Writing in Plain English,'' 2001, pp xiv: | ||
<blockquote>A word about "plain English." The phrase certainly shouldn't connote drab and dreary language. Actually, plain English is typically quite interesting to read. It's robust and direct—the opposite of gaudy, pretentious language. You achieve plain English when you use the simplest, most straightforward way of expressing an idea. You can still choose interesting words. But you'll avoid fancy ones that have everyday replacements meaning precisely the same thing. | <blockquote><tt>A word about "plain English." The phrase certainly shouldn't connote drab and dreary language. Actually, plain English is typically quite interesting to read. It's robust and direct—the opposite of gaudy, pretentious language. You achieve plain English when you use the simplest, most straightforward way of expressing an idea. You can still choose interesting words. But you'll avoid fancy ones that have everyday replacements meaning precisely the same thing.</tt> | ||
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