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Fat-free writing (more on plain English)
Plain English Guidelines: Keep sentences short Over the whole document, make average sentence length 15 to 20 words. Muddle is more likely in a long sentence, unless the construction is simple and well-organised. Learning to cut repetition and verbiage, using … Continue reading
Plain English and short sentences (less is more)
Some words add nothing but length to your prose. Continue reading
Posted in Weekly writing tips, Writing, editing and formatting
Tagged plain English, short sentences
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