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7	7	* **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can understand what you read quickly
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11	11	== Guidelines ==
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	18	+[[Medicine, money and law>>doc:.Medical.WebHome]]
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	21	+[[Words to avoid>>doc:.Words to avoid.WebHome]]
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23	23	== {{id name="pe"/}}Plain English ==
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75	75	[[Plain language entry>>url:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_language]], Wikipedia, last updated 2018
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78	78	== {{id name="ssl"/}}Simple sentences ==
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95	95	* number of clauses in a sentence, the more clauses the more complex it is
96	96	* distribution of associated words across the sentence – how easily can the brain 'parse a phrase': recognise, connect and comprehend words that together convey meaning
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	102	+>Example:"The red fox jumped over the gate." – easier to understand
	103	+>"The fox, which was red, over the gate jumped." – harder to understand
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101		-"The red fox jumped over the gate." – easier to understand
102		-"The fox, which was red, over the gate jumped." – harder to understand
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105	105	== Usability evidence for simple sentences ==
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107	107	"People with some learning disabilities read letter for letter – they do not bounce around like other users. They also cannot fully understand a sentence if it’s too long. People with moderate learning disabilities can understand sentences of 5 to 8 words without difficulty. By using common words we can help all users understand sentences of around 25 words." GOV.UK
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153	153	[[The Crystal Mark standard>>url:http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/services/crystal-mark/7-the-crystal-mark-standard.html]] Plain English Campaign, undated
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157		-Here's some sector specific guidance:
	158	+== {{id name="st"/}}Specialist terms: explain them ==
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160		-Legal
	161	+Make specialist content comprehensible by non-experts.
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163		-Medical
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	164	+=== 1. Remember that anybody can access your content. ===
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	166	+Assuming who your audience is, and that they'll understand the technical terms you use, are common misconceptions.
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	169	+=== 2. Create content that all users can understand, whatever their expertise or background. ===
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	171	+When you present a concept explain its parts and processes in detail.
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	173	+If you need to include a technical term consider explaining it. Make sure the surrounding language in plain language.
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	176	+=== 3. Help users understand specialist terms. ===
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	178	+You could:
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	180	+* link to an existing definition – this could be an external site
	181	+* add a explanatory definition after using the term
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	184	+>Example:
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	186	+>"It is a Palladian style stone building, and contains a number of splendid paintings and much fine wood-carving." – original sentence.
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	188	+>"It is a [[Palladian style>>url:http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/style-guide-palladianism/]] stone building, and contains a number of splendid paintings and much fine wood-carving." – with link to a definition.
	189	+> "It is a Palladian style stone building and contains a number of splendid paintings and much fine wood-carving. Palladian style architecture features include columns, symmetry and decorative arches." – with explanatory definition.
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	192	+== Usability evidence for explaining specialist terms ==
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	194	+[['Writing Digital Copy for Domain Experts'>>url:https://www.nngroup.com/articles/writing-domain-experts/]], Nielson Norman Group, 2017
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	196	+[['Writing Digital Copy for Specialists vs. General Audiences'>>url:https://www.nngroup.com/videos/writing-digital-copy-specialists/?lm=how-users-read-on-the-web&pt=article]], Nielson Norman Group, undated
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	198	+[['Plain Language For Everyone, Even Experts'>>url:https://www.nngroup.com/videos/plain-language-for-experts/?lm=how-users-read-on-the-web&pt=article]] Nielson Norman Group, undated
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	200	+[['TechWhirl Fast 5: Understanding Plain Language and Simplified Technical English'>>url:https://techwhirl.com/techwhirl-fast-5-understanding-plain-language-simplified-technical-english/]], Connie Giordano, TechWhirl, 2017
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	202	+[['Advantages and disadvantages with Simplified Technical English'>>url:https://liu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:16816/FULLTEXT01]], Msc thesis paper, Karin Disborg, 2007
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	204	+[['Technical Writing Need Not Be Abstruse—Use Plain Language for Maximum Impact'>>url:https://digital.gov/2015/10/23/technical-writing-need-not-be-abstruse-use-plain-language-for-maximum-impact/#]], Colleen Blessing, 2015
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	206	+[['The Facets of the General Public as Audience'>>url:https://www.dropbox.com/s/2u2cybl7c57u0tr/AudienceIssues.pdf?dl=0]] Cheryl Stephens and Mariah Stufflebeam, 2017
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	209	+We generated the [[before sentence about an architecture term>>url:http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/palladian]] from yourdictionary.com and applied our recommendations.
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	213	+Here's some sector specific guidance for [[medicine, money and law>>doc:.Medical.WebHome]].
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	216	+And here's our list of jargon [[words to avoid>>doc:.Words to avoid.WebHome]]!