On October 13, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “United States Plain Writing Act of 2010.” Thirteen years after President Clinton issued his own “Plain Writing in Government” memorandum, the revised set of guidelines states that by July of this year all government agencies must simplify the often perplexing bureaucratic jargon (unintelligible talk, gibberish) [...]
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Plain Writing
October 13th, 2010 · 7 Comments - add yours · career, freelance, Writing
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