Plain language resources
Useful resources for writing plain language. All are practical (and some are highly entertaining).
New Zealand government plain language guidelines
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management: Plain English Writing GuideCabguide: Tips on writing Cabinet papers (Cabinet Office)
Advice for writing Cabinet papers (DPMC)
Other plain language guidelines
US Federal Plain Language Guidelines: Table of Contents
Australian government guidelines, from DETYA and ANTA
Plain Language Lexicon (U.K. guide to word choice for public servants)
Gary Larson's list of U.S. and Australian resources
Articles and speeches about plain language
Plain English Foundation: papers and speeches (Australia)
George Orwell's classic essay: Politics and the English Language, 1946
Articles from WriteMark (NZ)
Content that makes you happy (including tips on writing content)
Communication Research Institute (Australia)
Plain Language in Law by Sandeep Dave (US)
Plain Language Commission (UK)
The price of poor writing: Impact Information (US)
Plain Language Wizardry: Cheryl Stephens (Canada)
Videos about plain English
Redesigning the stop sign
Legal writing in plain English
Cleardocs and the plain-language mission (Australia)
Plain Language and Legislation Booklet (Scotland)
Clarity: international association promoting plain legal language
Organisations promoting plain English
Center for Plain Language (Washington DC, US)
Plain Language Action Network (US)
The Plain Language Association International
Plain English Association International (PLAIN) (Canada)
