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66 66  ----
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68 -== {{id name="l"/}}Law ==
68 +== {{id name="l"/}}Law – plain English guidelines ==
69 69  
70 70  === {{id name="#l1"/}}1. Use simple language for legal terms. ===
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93 93  [Body copy]
94 94  (% 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."
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98 98  === {{id name="#UEL"/}}Usability evidence: plain English in law ===
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113 -== {{id name="m"/}}Medicine
114 - ==
112 +== {{id name="m"/}}Medicine – plain English guidelines ==
115 115  
116 116  === {{id name="#m1"/}}1. Write clearly. ===
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141 141  == ==
142 142  
143 -== {{id name="mo"/}}Money ==
141 +== {{id name="mo"/}}Money – plain English guidelines ==
144 144  
145 145  === {{id name="#mo1"/}}1. Use clear language. ===
146 146  
147 -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.
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150 -=== {{id name="#mo2"/}}2. Explain terminology. ===
148 +=== {{id name="#mo2"/}}2. Explain financial terminology. ===
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152 152  Avoid using financial jargon. Acronyms and pseudonyms may make sense internally, but people using your services may not understand them.
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164 164  [[A to Z of financial terms (PDF 87KB)>>http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/files/financialguide.pdf]] from Plain English Campaign.
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166 166  [[Plain English guide to financial term (PDF 686KB)>>https://www.nala.ie/resources/plain-english-guide-financial-terms]] from National Adult Literacy Agency, Ireland, January 2009.
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169 +See also:
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171 +* [[Plain English>>doc:Plain English.Plain English, simple sentences.WebHome]]
172 +* [[Simple sentences>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Simple%20sentences/]]
173 +* [[Specialist terms>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Plain%20English%2C%20simple%20sentences/#st]]
174 +* [[Words to avoid>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Words%20to%20avoid/]]
175 +)))