South Africa stamps documents easy to read

There’s more to writing in plain language than using simple words, short sentences, and short paragraphs. It’s a complicated process that takes a long time to learn and a great deal of practice. Dare I say years?

Simplified, a plain language company in South Africa, awards certification to documents that meet that country’s plain language laws.

The U.S. plain language law just went into effect two weeks ago. With time, many of us practitioners hope lots of corporations and organizations will embrace plain language and launch initiatives to produce easy-to-read and understand emails, websites, reports, brochures, etc. It’s the right thing to do. It saves readers time, money, and the agony of wading through complicated language.

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