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Lessons from the editor's desk 2025

Even if your sentences aren't perfect, as long as your document has good structure, you can be understood. Focus on creating a strong structure, more than on “perfecting” the English wording.
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The US government may have shut down PlainLanguage.gov, but plain language is as important as ever. In your inbox month: How plain language is a civil right
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In your inbox: Create clear charts 4 ways to create charts that are more than decoration. Plus: academic writing group for Asia!

You can make clearer, more accessible, more powerful charts in 4 steps. Also: resources to help you make awesome dataviz, and new: free scholarly writing group for Asia

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Read more on using plain language principles for good translations and get a pic of a burst of pink flowers—because we can use all the tiny joys we can get these days! buff.ly/3QErmLV

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In with the new...and old! Freebies for you (Re)introducing my freebies, my 2024 client map, and word for 2025. Plus links to 3 thought-provoking articles.

To start the year, I (re)introduced newsletter subscribers to three free downloads from The Clarity Editor:

1. Digital Accessibility Resources (new!)
2. Cheat Sheet: Simple Clear Writing Tips
3. Style Sheet Template (Word) (my most popular download)

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Did you know? Easy English vs. plain language I learned about Easy English. Plus: a new free download is up!

Did you know: Easy English is written English designed for anyone with low literacy. How is it similar and different from plain language? Read on: https://buff.ly/3VspVD9
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This month's inbox tip: Is jargon only evil? Or can we use it responsibly?

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Learn this editor's trick to keep file versions organized Keep your files and folders easily organized with this little trick.

Here's this editor's trick to keep file versions organized: consistently add the date in YYYY-MM-DD format to your file names. (Works well for folders too.) Read on: https://buff.ly/3YNwH8K
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