Plain English resources around the world
Browse these websites for entertaining and useful information, from before-and-after examples to defeating the skeptics.
Organisations promoting plain English
Center for Plain Language (Washington DC, US)
Plainlanguage.gov (U.S. government resource)
Plain Language Action Network (US)
The Plain Language Association International
Plain English Association International (PLAIN) (Canada)
Legal writing in plain English
Cleardocs and the plain-language mission (Australia)
Plain Language and Legislation Booklet (Scotland)
Clarity (UK)
Tools and guidelines for plain English writing
Plain Language Lexicon (a guide to word choice for public servants)
Articles and speeches about plain English
Plain English Foundation: papers and speeches (Australia)
Articles from WriteMark (NZ)
George Orwell's classic essay: Politics and the English Language, 1946
Communication Research Institute (Australia)
Plain Language in Law by Sandeep Dave (US)
Plain Language Commission (UK)
The price of poor writing: Impact Information (US)
Plain Language Wizardry: Cheryl Stephens (Canada)
Videos about plain English
Redesigning the stop sign