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Tag Archives: plain English
Prepare to wince
In his recent article “Whose English?” in the Financial Times, Michael Skapinker describes the growing popularity of English in the non-English speaking world. For example, one South Korean politician is promising that if elected he will greatly increase the availability … Continue reading
Tagged plain English, usage, world English
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Worse than hieroglyphics
An article by Sam Dunn in today’s Independent on Sunday compares the user information that accompanies financial products to Egyptian hieroglyphics, and unsurprisingly, the hieroglyphics come off best. For some unscrupulous companies, jargon and obscure language can help to sell … Continue reading
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Invented English: "smokefree"
In order to create publicity material to accompany the implementation of a law making it illegal to smoke in enclosed places, the UK Department of Health (DoH) have invented a new word: “smokefree”. In fact they have an entire campaign … Continue reading
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Better grammar – at your local supermarket now!
According to a news item on the Plain English Campaign’s web site, the Tesco supermarket chain is to replace the signs reading “10 items or less” with new signs reading “Up to 10 items”.Lovers of good English usage have always … Continue reading
Tagged grammar, plain English
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