Plain Language

 Articles

• "ASAN Says No Generative AI in Plain Language" | Autistic Self Advocacy Network
• "Being Understood Outside Your Discipline" | University Affairs
• "The Call for Plain Language: A Q & A With Disability Studies Professor Rebecca Monteleone" | Center for Journalism Ethics
• "Four Ways Plain Language Writing Can Boost SEO" | Firehead
• "Euphemism Is Dead" | Conscious Style Guide
• "Good Jargon and Bad Jargon" | Mike Pope
• "How to Stop a Highway" | CityLab
• "Plain Language About Health Data Is Essential for Transparency and Trust" | The Conversation

"It is our view that you can’t have trust without transparency, and you can’t have transparency and informed consent without plain language."

• "Plain Language: Clear and Simple" | Iva Cheung
• "Plain Language and Health Literacy Series" | Iva Cheung
• "The Problem With 'I Argue That...'" | The H-Net Book Channel
• "Reducing the Weight of Your Words" | University Affairs
• "So You Want to Write an Abstract" | Eos

"These jargon-light, accessible synopses are an excellent opportunity to get your paper noticed by scientists outside your field, journalists, and even members of the science-interested public."

• "12 Writing Tools to Make COVID-19 Coverage Comprehensible. One Stands Above the Rest." | Poynter

No. 1: "Slow down the pace of information, especially at points of complexity."

• "The Use of Jargon Kills People’s Interest in Science, Politics" | Ohio State News
• “Want People to Care About Climate Change? Skip the Jargon.” | Grist

Using plain English for terms like carbon footprint, circular economy, climate adaptation, environmental justice, just transition, geoengineering, net-zero, offset, resilience, and sustainable.