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Why plain language and Plain English are different

Caroline Jarrett 11 March 2022 16 November 2021
Why plain language and Plain English are different

When a user says to you “why can’t they write in Plain English?”, that’s a very reasonable request for us to think harder about how we are writing content. What I’m going to discuss here is the difference between “plainContinue reading… Why plain language and Plain English are different

Don’t be afraid of the big long page

Caroline Jarrett 21 December 2021 11 November 2021
Don’t be afraid of the big long page

This post is co-authored by me and Amy Hupe. Long pages of content can seem daunting, so to make them look shorter, designers and developers often reach for things that hide some of the content, such as accordions, tabs, carouselsContinue reading… Don’t be afraid of the big long page

Usability of content is plain language: the USA Plain Language Act

Caroline Jarrett 11 November 2021 11 May 2008
Usability of content is plain language: the USA Plain Language Act

An exciting thing happened in the USA on 14th April 2008. It didn’t quite manage to make it onto the national news – that day, we were mostly hearing about the Pope’s visit to the United States.  Any ideas? Any clueContinue reading… Usability of content is plain language: the USA Plain Language Act

“We’ll never get this past legal”

Jane Matthews 12 December 2019 29 July 2003
“We’ll never get this past legal”

The other day I was trying to persuade someone to kill off a paragraph of the purest, most incomprehensible gobbledegook. Although she agreed that there was no merit in the paragraph, she rejected my suggestion with that depressing but commonContinue reading… “We’ll never get this past legal”

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yozYoz Grahame@yoz·
24 May

Thinking of creating new software? Please read this first.

It’s from @krusynth’s brief and excellent guide for new digital servants in Federal government.

I just had to make one small and tragically obvious edit.

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In which @welshflier talks about not fitting in, and now finally finding her next step

WelshFlier@welshflier

Life! https://annecollis.blogspot.com/2022/05/once-upon-time.html

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Two questions for you: a designer wants to use modals because "they are an important part of a modern website".

Q1. Is this correct?
Q2. Any references or research to support your answer to q1?

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If you happen to be able to get to Montgomery, Powys on June 12th, this will be really good.

If you can’t - read the books anyway. I enjoyed both of them.
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Interviews with real life authors at a real life festival! Get to @montylitfest on Sunday 12 June afternoon and see Bella Bathurst and Patrick Laurie discuss their books 'Native' and 'Fieldwork.' Book for Bella https://buff.ly/3sTp7ZI and here for Patrick https://buff.ly/3PE9TkX

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