Documents written by lawyers are often hard to understand. They’re chock-full of arcane terms, and they systematically violate every precept of the “plain language” movement. Lawyers have only ...

On Dec. 7, the U.S. Senate provided some holiday cheer by unanimously passing the Clear and Concise Content Act. Drafted to replace the Plain Writing Act of 2010, the new measure would expand current ...

I recently read about the Fifth International Plain Language Conference in Washington, D.C. The “Plain Language” movement, if you don’t know, is unofficially trying to officially bring to an end the ...

With New Zealand passing the Plain Language Act, bidding farewell to inexplicable jargon and complex language from its bureaucracy, it’s time India considers passing similar legislation. Indian laws ...