Ling- English
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Plain English
Ling- English
The present political chaos is connected with the decay of language
Political language -- and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists -- is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. One cannot change this all in a moment, but one can at least change
Job interview
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We do a mix of quick hit investigative work when events call for it and mini-projects that might run for a few days. But every year we like to put together a project way too ambitious for a paper our size because we dream that one day Walt Bogdanich
Plain English
Explanation required
An explanation problem exists when there is a mismatch between what is heard and what matters to the target audience. (...) Often, when someone asks "what is...", they really mean "Why does it matter to me?" By considering what matters to someone, the answer becomes different and
English language
Plain English is quite an achievement
You achieve plain English when you use the simplest, most straightforward way of expressing an idea. You can still choose interesting words. But you'll avoid fancy ones that have everyday replacements meaning precisely the same thing. - Bryan Garner on "Plain English" And you will find several