Get it? That's the point of plain English

not fair
not democratic
not honest
not necessary.

The War on Words. Dominion Post, 12 July 2008 [PDF, 1.4 MB, 1 page]

We need to understand forms, contracts and instructions straight away, at first reading —without a translator or a lawyer.

Is that so much to ask? After all, we're not stupid. A plain English document or web page can be understood by its intended reader. End of story.

What we really, really want: groups supporting our bill [PDF, 152 KB]
We believe all official information should be in plain language

Trying to write clearly?

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