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In this issue : How Do Our Readers Really Think, Understand, and Decide — Despite What They Know?, What’s in a name? The future for plain language in a converging communication profession, Plain Language for Accessibility, Democracy, and Citizenship, A Methodology for Clear Communication, Coaching legal experts in plain language for the web

In this issue : Helping legal writers embrace their inner Salieri: Re-vision is just “seeing again”, Plain-language writing-training course: A challenge, an ambition, and a method in five steps, Strategies for clarity in legal writing, “Plain language”: Practical tips for how to make it not so plain, “Plain language”: Practical tips for how to make […]

In this issue : Trying to change the institutional culture:the European Commission’s clear writing campaign Start a plain language program at your organization USCIS plain language program Striving for clarity: the General Service Administration’s steps towards plain language The IRS and plain writing—challenges and accomplishments for a taxing situation Texas pattern jury charges—plain language revisions […]

In this issue : Advocating plain language in the media Plain language: no budget—no problem! How do public authorities address the citizens? An attempt on a new understanding of textual categories A campaign for plain language in the municipality of Copenhagen—from textual effects to organisational context The Swedish Language Act—impact, experiences and challenges A plain […]

In this issue : The role of plain language in the writing training of law students Public power: putting the case for the lay reader Working with lawyers on your projects The design and implementation of a plain Spanish writing-skills programme for Argentina’s leading law firm Teaching judgment writing in Canada A most dangerous clause: […]

In this issue : Clarity 2010 opening welcome: closing farewell Transparency—an idea whose time has come Holding visual space for clarity and connection The European Commission’s clear writing campaign Japan’s project to simplify courtroom language Clarity: an empathic journey towards understanding World of Warcraft terms of service Gautrain—not plain! Gibson Sheat lawyers’ standard terms of […]

In this issue : SIMPLE LAW: laws in citizen-friendly language: a program implemented by Chile’s National Library of Congress From plain language to business language Opening ceremony remarks for Clarity’s third international conference Legal language and the technique for legislation drafting in Mexico: an unresolved matter What our Constitution has to learn from religion Plain […]

In this issue : Plain language—(literally) halfway around the world from Cincinnati Construction contract administration— an approach on clarity ‘And yet it moves’: recent developments in plain legal English in the UK Stepping stones to plain English An arbitration agreement designed not to be read, written not to be understood The Texas pattern jury charges […]

In this issue : Measuring plain language at the British Columbia Securities Commission Plain language in financial correspondence: bridging the consumer-to-customer gap Lord Renton 1908–2007 What makes a document readable? Learning about plain language through a community development project on adult literacy Keeping errors in Czech Drafting matters—letters of advice Tips from a unique provider […]

In this issue : Opening speech at the conference for the launch of New Zealand’s WriteMark plain English awards Judicial attitudes to plain language and the law Clarity member receives the Burton Award Lord David Renton Introductory editorial for the seminar in print Linguistic nasties and niceties: Who should we pander to? Or to whom […]