I received a letter from Wing Hang Credit recently, with whom I have a mortgage. It took four people and considerable discussion to agree on what we thought the company was trying to say – including two who referred to the Chinese version and found it equally unhelpful
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Alan Siegel: Let’s simplify legal jargon!
March 26th, 2010
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Branding expert and one of the leading authorities on business communication, Alan Siegel, talked at TED in February on the topic of plain English.
Like us, he wants to put plain English into legal documents for government and business.
Warren Buffet does it. So can you.
June 10th, 2009
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Warren Buffet. A remarkably successful businessman. One of the world’s most successful investors. Stock Market Guru. Generous philanthropist.
But did you know that Mr. Buffett is also a master of clear and persuasive writing? He writes what he means. He writes with a specific person in mind.
Here’s an extract from a mutual fund prospectus – not [...]
