#plainlanguage — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #plainlanguage, aggregated by home.social.
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Do you know of any movement promoting minimal, utilitarian writing, stripping everything down to what the recipient actually needs?
Asking because I see many people writing a rough draft, asking an AI to polish it, bloat it, and the recipient uses another AI to summarize it. Two humans, zero actual communication.
There's #plainlanguage and #Crocker 's Rules, but nothing focused specifically on cutting the fluff from everyday writing.
Could #smolwrite (or another name) be a thing?
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Do you know of any movement promoting minimal, utilitarian writing, stripping everything down to what the recipient actually needs?
Asking because I see many people writing a rough draft, asking an AI to polish it, bloat it, and the recipient uses another AI to summarize it. Two humans, zero actual communication.
There's #plainlanguage and #Crocker 's Rules, but nothing focused specifically on cutting the fluff from everyday writing.
Could #smolwrite (or another name) be a thing?
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How to Add Alt Text That Actually Helps—Not Just Fills a Box
Alt text provides essential image descriptions for accessibility and inclusion, allowing individuals with visual impairments to understand your content. Good alt text conveys crucial details and context, transforming an image's purpose. Crafting effective alt text enhances user experience while benefiting SEO, ensuring that everyone can engage with your stories.https://dreamspacestudio.net/how-to-add-alt-text-that-actually-helps-not-just-fills-a-box/
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Jargon isn’t just annoying—it’s exclusionary & racist. Language should build bridges, not walls. Share your story or guest post with us! Let’s break the cycle together. #linguisticracism #plainlanguage #accessibility #writingcommunity #Dreamspace
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Congrats to SUMM #AI that received the Presidential #Entrepreneurship Award at yesterday’s Entrepreneurship Day. 👏 The #startup developed a tool that translates complex texts into #plainlanguage: http://go.tum.de/669150
📷A.Heddergott
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Congrats to SUMM #AI that received the Presidential #Entrepreneurship Award at yesterday’s Entrepreneurship Day. 👏 The #startup developed a tool that translates complex texts into #plainlanguage: http://go.tum.de/669150
📷A.Heddergott
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I was happy to attend #DrupalCamp Ottawa today. Lots of great people I was happy to see.
I also presented about #DrupalCMS & #AI highlighting how it can support better #AltText and & #PlainLanguage
It was also exciting to see so many new people join!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UUwDBmuX2K6BEKDxX_Y3fQQa1OSX9QYKX894RkSWiCM/edit?usp=sharing
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I was happy to attend #DrupalCamp Ottawa today. Lots of great people I was happy to see.
I also presented about #DrupalCMS & #AI highlighting how it can support better #AltText and & #PlainLanguage
It was also exciting to see so many new people join!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UUwDBmuX2K6BEKDxX_Y3fQQa1OSX9QYKX894RkSWiCM/edit?usp=sharing
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The Department for Education #PlainLanguage standard for digital, data and technology #Services.
“The use of plain language ensures fair access to information. It makes #Content easier to understand for everyone. It can also help to reduce the users’ need for additional support, which can save the user time and the department money.”
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Why improve things for people when you can generate solutions-oriented outcomes for all relevant stakeholders?
#jargon #language #communication #PlainLanguage #PlainEnglish
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Why improve things for people when you can generate solutions-oriented outcomes for all relevant stakeholders?
#jargon #language #communication #PlainLanguage #PlainEnglish
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NEW POST: I'm begging you. Use plain language.
Whenever the public has more questions than answers, when they observe people unable to explain things clearly and succinctly, or sense you are not telling them everything, they will lose trust. And that’s on you.
#ableg #ClimateChange #plainlanguage
https://jodymacpherson.substack.com/p/a-plea-for-plain-language-everyone
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NEW POST: I'm begging you. Use plain language.
Whenever the public has more questions than answers, when they observe people unable to explain things clearly and succinctly, or sense you are not telling them everything, they will lose trust. And that’s on you.
#ableg #ClimateChange #plainlanguage
https://jodymacpherson.substack.com/p/a-plea-for-plain-language-everyone
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In this blog post, @RhondaBracey talks about how #PlainLanguage and #truthtelling have come to an art gallery and museum in Glasgow, and she challenges #museums around the world to follow that example in their #signage. https://cybertext.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/signs-of-the-times/
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In this blog post, @RhondaBracey talks about how #PlainLanguage and #truthtelling have come to an art gallery and museum in Glasgow, and she challenges #museums around the world to follow that example in their #signage. https://cybertext.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/signs-of-the-times/
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I just updated my dataset of state and federal agency acronyms on the Delaware Open Data Portal. It's now up to 7,101 records. #Government #Acronym #PlainLanguage
https://data.delaware.gov/Government-and-Finance/State-and-Federal-Agency-Acronyms/xjwe-9u2z/data_preview -
I just updated my dataset of state and federal agency acronyms on the Delaware Open Data Portal. It's now up to 7,101 records. #Government #Acronym #PlainLanguage
https://data.delaware.gov/Government-and-Finance/State-and-Federal-Agency-Acronyms/xjwe-9u2z/data_preview -
What can we do as editors to prevent the harm caused by Islamophobic language? Learn how to help counter hate speech in a Feb. 6 webinar with Amber Riaz. Sign up now: https://webinars.editors.ca/upcoming_webinar/anti-islamophobia-editing-using-inclusive-language-and-plain-language-to-counter-hate-speech/
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#Editing #EditingAdvice #EditingTips #ProfessionalDevelopment #EditorsCanada #PlainLanguage #InclusiveLanguage
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RT Hilde Hardeman
Happy #InternationalPlainLanguageDay from all my team @EULawDataPubs! #PlainLanguage is crucial for good policy making, and vital to make EU information accessible for all. I shared my thoughts at #ClearWritingForEurope:
http://youtu.be/4cOTbfnsEkg @JHahnEU🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HardemanHildeML/status/1712772298678436016
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RT Hilde Hardeman
Happy #InternationalPlainLanguageDay from all my team @EULawDataPubs! #PlainLanguage is crucial for good policy making, and vital to make EU information accessible for all. I shared my thoughts at #ClearWritingForEurope:
http://youtu.be/4cOTbfnsEkg @JHahnEU🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HardemanHildeML/status/1712772298678436016
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Federal plain language guidelines 👉 https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/
-Write for your audience
-Organize the information
-Choose your words carefully
-Be concise
-Keep it conversational
-Design for reading
-Follow web standards
-Test your assumptions -
Federal plain language guidelines 👉 https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/
-Write for your audience
-Organize the information
-Choose your words carefully
-Be concise
-Keep it conversational
-Design for reading
-Follow web standards
-Test your assumptions -
Thank you for creating #plainLanguage versions of exhibition descriptions, KW Berlin!
It makes #art #accessible to far more people. People whose native language is neither English nor German. People who are not familiar with curators’ lingo. All kinds of neurodivergent people.
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Thank you for creating #plainLanguage versions of exhibition descriptions, KW Berlin!
It makes #art #accessible to far more people. People whose native language is neither English nor German. People who are not familiar with curators’ lingo. All kinds of neurodivergent people.
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CW: Writing/editing trick
A lot of writing, especially academic writing, is mired in abstraction that can be avoided by finding the real verb. For example:
Discussion of X took place → X was discussed
We carried out measurement of Y → We measured Y
It demonstrates close alignment with Z → It aligns closely with Z#amediting #editing #copyediting #EditingTips #writing #WritingCommunity #abstraction #PlainLanguage #acwri
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CW: Writing/editing trick
A lot of writing, especially academic writing, is mired in abstraction that can be avoided by finding the real verb. For example:
Discussion of X took place → X was discussed
We carried out measurement of Y → We measured Y
It demonstrates close alignment with Z → It aligns closely with Z#amediting #editing #copyediting #EditingTips #writing #WritingCommunity #abstraction #PlainLanguage #acwri
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"…a significantly major problem with a lot of different individual problematic components"
Let's just call it "a complex problem"
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has formally approved its first international plain language standard. The new standard will help improve written communication for everyone. Learn more: https://www.iplfederation.org/iso-standard/ #PlainLanguage
