PlainEngCam
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'Environmental Stress due to Rainfall Deficit, or ‘ESRD’, is the term being employed by the Environment Agency.'
5:03 AM May 23rd
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Chrissie on BBC Radio Scotland on the 'auto-correct' issue
5:01 AM May 23rd
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'With over two thirds of Britons now having to rely on spell check, we are heading towards an auto-correct generation.'
5:01 AM May 23rd
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'Every day we hear jargon flying around, such as Quantitative Easing and Stagflation, but what do these terms mean?'
5:00 AM May 23rd
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'...the language of the euro crisis is just as strewn with jargon and on the edge of being 'Orwellian'.'
4:58 AM May 23rd
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'The next time you want to reach out, touch base or shift a paradigm, do it. Just don’t say you’re doing it.'
4:58 AM May 23rd
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Companies are often so used to the language of their industry they may not recognize when phrases don't communicate.'
4:56 AM May 23rd
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'How on earth the council can ask people to read 555 pages defies belief — it is the most ridiculous thing.'
4:54 AM May 23rd
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'...it does not crop up in dictionaries with this meaning, and internet searches throw up a Depeche Mode tribute band.'
4:53 AM May 23rd
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'...plain language not only helps public understanding but also saves time and money'
6:26 AM Apr 27th
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'When I see these terms clustered together I begin to wonder whether there is really any meaningful content'
6:24 AM Apr 27th
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6:18 AM Apr 27th
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Cadbury's nuts
6:16 AM Apr 27th
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'“Instructions: Hold upright and squirt in your gob” 'Is there something wrong with the word mouth?''
6:10 AM Apr 27th
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'1,000 pages of “impenetrable jargon” reduced into about 50 pages of clear guidance'
6:07 AM Apr 27th
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@ CelebrAte?
12:48 AM Mar 22nd
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in reply to john_self
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Governmental jargon farrago...http://tinyurl.com/87w5yz3
12:45 AM Mar 22nd
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...and yet more gobbledygook...http://tinyurl.com/7fmy8lw
12:45 AM Mar 22nd
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More business jargon...http://tinyurl.com/75v4dgu
12:44 AM Mar 22nd
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Jargon-buster training for council employees:
12:44 AM Mar 22nd
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- Name PlainEnglish
- Location UK
- Web http://www.plaine...
- Bio Plain English Campaign fighting for clear language in public information
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