What Did You Actually Mean?
Professional-looking language can conceal that nobody decided who acts or what changes.
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Orwell and Plain Language
What business language reveals—or conceals—about decisions, responsibility and action.
Everybody Thought Somebody Would Do It
A meeting can produce a fine sentence without producing an action.
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AI Can Write a Fine Sentence Without Knowing What You Mean
AI writing can sound clear while hiding an unfinished thought. The judgement still has to come from you.
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Plain Language Is Not Plain English
Orwell wrote about English. The problem speaks every language. George Orwell called his famous essay Politics and the English Language. Fair enough. He was writing about English, and political language in particular. But the habits he attacked are hardly exclusive to either.
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