Table of Contents

  1. 1 To Start With
  2. 2 Plain Language Then and Now
  3. 3 Jargon, Bafflegab and Yadda Yadda
  4. 4 Oh Groan! Not Grammar!
  5. 5 Plain Language: A Way with Words
  6. 6 Really Plain Language
  7. 7 Speakers of English as a Second Language
  8. 8 Testing and Revising
  9. 9 Layout
  10. 10 Choosing Fonts
  11. 11 Proofreading
  12. Appendix A: Choosing Your Words
  13. Appendix B: Plain Language Checklist
  14. Appendix C: Before and After
  15. Appendix D: Resources