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34 34  
35 35  === Medicine ===
36 36  
37 +People need doctors' letters and consultant reports to be easy to understand. And they need online information about health conditions to be comprehensible.  
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37 37  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H1.Writeclearly." %)
38 38  [[1. Write clearly.>>doc:||anchor="#m1"]]
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45 45  
46 46  === Money ===
47 47  
51 +Many people do not understand financial terms. This causes problems. Complex terminology describing conceptual arrangements about a non-tangible resource does not help anyone. 
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48 48  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H1.Useclearlanguage." %)
49 49  [[1. Use clear language.>>doc:||anchor="#mo1"]]
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59 59  
60 60  ----
61 61  
62 -== {{id name="l"/}}Law ==
68 +== {{id name="l"/}}Law – plain English guidelines ==
63 63  
64 64  === {{id name="#l1"/}}1. Use simple language for legal terms. ===
65 65  
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87 87  [Body copy]
88 88  (% class="mark" %)5 (1) This section describes direct sellers that are, and circumstances in which direct sellers are, exempt from the application of sections 19 to 22 (required contents, direct sales contracts, direct sales contract — cancellation, credit agreement respecting direct sales contract) of the Act."
89 89  
90 -== ==
91 91  
92 92  === {{id name="#UEL"/}}Usability evidence: plain English in law ===
93 93  
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104 104  
105 105  ----
106 106  
107 -== {{id name="m"/}}Medicine ==
112 +== {{id name="m"/}}Medicine – plain English guidelines ==
108 108  
109 -People need letters and reports about their health from doctors and consultants to be easy to understand. And they need online information to be comprehensible. 
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112 112  === {{id name="#m1"/}}1. Write clearly. ===
113 113  
114 114  Users of the information might be in shock or anxious, which reduces cognition.
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136 136  
137 137  == ==
138 138  
139 -== {{id name="mo"/}}Money ==
141 +== {{id name="mo"/}}Money – plain English guidelines ==
140 140  
141 -Many people do not understand their finances and it causes them problems. Complex terminology describing concept-heavy arrangements about a non-tangible resource makes things difficult for everybody.
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144 144  === {{id name="#mo1"/}}1. Use clear language. ===
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146 -Dealing with financial issues can be stressful, which means your audience will have less cognitive capability available. Make your information easy for them to understand.
145 +Dealing with financial issues can be stressful, which means your audience will have less cognitive capability available. Write information so that it is easy for them to understand.
147 147  \\
148 148  
149 -=== {{id name="#mo2"/}}2. Explain terminology. ===
148 +=== {{id name="#mo2"/}}2. Explain financial terminology. ===
150 150  
151 151  Avoid using financial jargon. Acronyms and pseudonyms may make sense internally, but people using your services may not understand them.
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