Plain Writing Resources

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Government Publications

• Final Guidance on Implementing the Plain Writing Act of 2010 by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
• Federal Plain Language Guidelines - 2011
• PLAIN Principles of Plain Language Exercise Packet
• 18F Plain Language Tutorial
• Toolkit for Making Written Material Clear and Effective by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - 2012
• Plain Language Program by the Defense Logistics Agency - 2015
• Plain Language Workbook: Five Steps to Clear, Effective Communications by the Federal Communications Commission - 2011
• DigitalGov Plain Language: Writing for the Web - 2015
• A Plain English Handbook by the Securities and Exchange Commission - 1998
• Writing Style Guide and Preferred Usage for Issuances by the Department of Defence

Publications with lists of words to avoid:

• Action Officer Staff Writing by the Army Training and Doctrine Command
• UK Government Digital Service: Words to Avoid
• Simple Words Work Best by Bill Lampton
• Simple Words and Phrases by PLAIN
• Writing Standards by the Federal Aviation Administration - 2003
• UK Plain English Campaign A to Z of alternative words

Research

• Putting Plain Language into Practice by Aggie Brockman - 2004

Linters

• Proselint

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