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Online resources
1. Australia
Communication Research Institute
and
Director's blog
(the CRI's mission is "to improve communication between organizations and the public")
Department of Education, Training, and Youth Affairs,
Plain English at Work
(free html guide on plain English)
2. Canada
Kim Blank (University of Victoria),
Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List
(list of wordy phrases and their alternatives)
British Columbia Securities Commission,
Plain Language Style Guide
(pdf, 265kb)
Clear Language and Design
(Canadian non-profit public education program; includes free online thesaurus of long words and phrases)
Duncan Kent and Associates,
Writing Style Guide and Dictionary of Plain English
(pdf, 72kb; includes dictionary of plain English)
Plain Language Online Training Program
(free online plain language training program)
3. Europe (other than UK)
Chiaro
(Italy)
Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France
(France)
The Plain Swedish Group
(Klarspråksgruppen)
Lenguaje Ciudadano
(Mexico)
Service de la langue française
(Belgium, French)
European Commission,
Fight the Fog
(pdf; booklet with tips on writing clearly)
4. International
Business Letter Writing
Plain Language Association International
(includes free articles, writing tutorials, links, and professional support)
Writers.com
(includes online writing courses, free writers groups, and a free newsletter for writers)
5. New Zealand
WriteMark
(includes plain English resources)
6. UK
BBC Skillwise
(free online guides on grammar, spelling, reading, writing, and vocabulary)
Plain English Campaign
(includes free pdf guides on plain English)
Word Centre,
Plain English Phrase E-Booklet
(charges a small fee for downloading)
7. USA
Bureau of Land Management,
Plain Language: Writing User-Friendly Documents
(free online guide on writing user-friendly documents)
Capital Community College,
Guide to Grammar and Writing
(free online guides to grammar and writing)
Federal Aviation Administration,
Writing User-Friendly Documents, A Handbook for FAA Drafters
(free Word document, 237kb)
Garbl's Writing Center
(free portal for writers)
Garner's Usage Tip of the Day
(free tips on grammar and usage emailed every weekday)
Georgia State University,
Wordiness Lesson
(short list of long words and phrases and their alternatives)
Lighthouse Writing Tips
(free writing tips for fiction and non-fiction)
LousyWriter
(free online resource to improve your writing skills)
National Archives,
Plain Language Tools
(free plain language tools)
The Owl at Purdue
(free online guides on the writing process, job search writing, academic writing, and English as a second language)
Plain Language Action and Information Network
(free resources on plain language)
Professional Writing Style
(free online lessons)
Kerry Redshaw,
Plain English Alternatives for Jargon Words
(free, short online thesaurus of long words and phrases)
University of Minnesota,
Online Grammar Handbook
(an impressive list of links that includes links on wordiness and clear writing)
US Securities and Exchange Commission,
A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents
(lets you download free 80-page pdf document, 640kb)
William Strunk,
The Elements of Style
(1918) (free, full-text online version of the 1918 classic American book on English style)
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