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1 -Legal, medical and financial terms
1 +Plain language for health, finances and law
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89 89  === {{id name="#m2"/}} 4. Explain medical terms. ===
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91 -Medical terms are unlikely to be understood by your readers. It similar to assuming they would know a word in a foreign language. Follow the word or phrase with a plain English explanation.
91 +Medical terms are likely not to be understood by your readers. It is likely assuming they would know a word in a foreign language. Follow the word or phrase with a plain English explanation.
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94 94  === {{id name="#mo1"/}}5. Use clear language for financial information. ===
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113 113  === {{id name="#UEL"/}}Usability evidence ===
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115 115  ==== Legal ====
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117 117  [['Joseph Kimble—No, the law does not (normally) require legalese'>>url:http://www.ivacheung.com/2015/07/joseph-kimble-no-the-law-does-not-normally-require-legalese-editing-goes-global-2015/]] Editing Goes Global, 2015. Professor Joseph Kimble discusses the "psuedo-precision of legalese".
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150 150  See also:
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152 152  * [[Plain English>>doc:Plain English.Plain English, simple sentences.WebHome]]
153 -* [[Simple sentences>>doc:Plain English.Simple sentences.WebHome]]
154 -* [[Specialist terms>>doc:Plain English.Specialist terms.WebHome]]
155 -* [[Words to avoid>>doc:Plain English.Words to avoid.WebHome]]
154 +* [[Simple sentences>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Simple%20sentences/]]
155 +* [[Specialist terms>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Plain%20English%2C%20simple%20sentences/#st]]
156 +* [[Words to avoid>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Words%20to%20avoid/]]
156 156  )))