The Crash Course

A preliminary list of links on the topic:

1. The Plain Writing Act of 2010
2. Clarity – a worldwide group of lawyers and others who advocate using plain language in place of legalese.
3. VanWrite – business writing programs (software & training)
4. International Consortium for Clear Communication

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Other random links on clarity in writing:

• Steven Pinker on academic writing
  • http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Academics-Writing-Stinks/148989/
  • http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-cause-of-bad-writing-1411660188
  • critique of Pinker’s newly released (2014) The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century