den: (silly)
den ([personal profile] den) wrote2006-02-02 12:22 pm

Plain English

10 tips for good plain English writing

Take particular note of Tip 3. I'm glad they wrote it in Plain English.

[identity profile] trpeal.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
I see that Tip 3 is in direct conflict with both Tip 5 and Tip 6. Well done, lads!

[identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
yep!

[identity profile] zibblsnrt.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
I'm trying to figure out how few syllables I can reduce #3 to. Right now I'm at four.

[identity profile] jim-lane.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
WTF?

(Hope THAT was "tippy" enough---) ;)

[identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
But does it foreground your key material?

[identity profile] jim-lane.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Damnfiknow---

(Let 'em "key" in on THAT!)

[identity profile] stoda.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Owwww, it burns! When did foreground become a verb, anyway?

[identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com 2006-02-02 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
It became a verb when it was de-backgrounded.