Millions of us are professional writers without even being aware of it. Everyday we write countless letters, memos, instructions, legal documents, and reports. And often this writing is criticized for being full of jargon, or obscure, or long-winded, or just not in "plain English." But what is plain English, and how does one write it? The Plain English Guide offers down-to-earth advice and twenty easy-to-follow guidelines covering plain words, sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, planning, and good organization of points. Martin Cutts has probably taught more writers about plain English than anyone else. This book distills his knowledge and experience, and is an essential guide for anyone who writes at work, as well as students in business and professional courses.
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Martin Cutts conceived and co-founded the Plain English Campaign in 1979. In 1989, he formed Words at Work, a firm which last year ran 140 courses in writing skills for government and business. Currently he runs the Plain Language Commission which conducts research in the field, particularly plain law.
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Excellent advice on writing clearly,
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This book provides excellent advice to lawyers, businesspeople and other people who need to communicate to others in writing. Although some of the guidelines provided are more typical of British (rather than American) English, and although there are some guidelines with which I disagree, the book provides good advice and great examples. I plan to recommend it to my legal writing classes.
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A good guide to plain writing.,
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This book is a joy to read and has much good advice for better writing. The tips are practical, easy-to-understand, and effective. The before-and-after examples are great. The author's tone is enthusiastic; he makes you feel good about writing more plainly. The advice here will benefit lawyers, government employees, business people, and anyone who writes information that others must use.
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Good for British beginners,
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This book was printed in 1995. It's British. Thus, it would be useful for those who are completely new to the idea of "plain English," especially in a British context. There's nothing wrong with it, really. It's well enough written, and the advice is generally sound and perfectly applicable. But since it's so old, I certainly could not recommend it to clients or others with a straight face. There are plenty of more modern books on the market. (I will say that the price was fair: one penny plus shipping.)
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