Changes for page Simple sentences
Last modified by Lizzie Bruce on 2020/01/11 23:51
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To version 2.33
edited by Lizzie Bruce
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... ... @@ -4,50 +4,31 @@ 4 4 5 5 * **people in a hurry** – simply written content is easier to scan and absorb instantly 6 6 * **people who are stressed** – if you're anxious you find it harder to comprehend things 7 -* **people who are multi-tasking** – if you're di stractedit's hard tocomprehendconvolutedstructures8 -* **cognitive impairments** – s horter,non-complexsentences carry less cognitive load9 -* **visual impairments** – short ,simple sentences convey meaning in a smaller visual field10 -* **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can absorbwhat you read quickly7 +* **people who are multi-tasking** – if you're holding a baby or a running business your attention's divided 8 +* **cognitive impairments** – easy to understand words and sentences carry less cognitive load 9 +* **visual impairments** – short and simple sentences convey meaning in a smaller visual field 10 +* **motor impairments** – it's less tiring when you can understand what you read quickly 11 11 ))) 12 12 13 13 == 14 14 Guidelines == 15 15 16 - Short,simple sentencesare betteron thewebhanlong, protracted prosewith complexsyntax. WCAG says: "usingthe clearest andsimplest languageappropriateis highly desirable."16 +* [[Simple sentences>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Plain%20English%2C%20simple%20sentences/#ssl]] 17 17 18 - 19 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H1.MakeyouraveragesentenceA015wordslong." %) 20 -[[1. Make your average sentence 15 words long.>>doc:||anchor="#1"]] 21 - 22 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H2.A0Avoidcomplexsentencestructures." %) 23 -[[2. Avoid complex sentence structures.>>doc:||anchor="#2"]] 24 - 25 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 26 -[[Usability evidence>>doc:||anchor="#UESS"]] 27 - 28 - 29 29 ---- 30 30 31 -== == 20 +== 21 +Simple sentences == 32 32 33 -=== {{id name="#1"/}}1. Make your average sentence 15 words long. ===23 +=== 1. Make your average sentence 15 words long. === 34 34 35 35 The maximum sentence length for a good level of comprehension is 25 words. Split long sentences up into 2 or 3, or use bullet points. 36 36 37 -Oxford Guide to plain English, GOV.UK and linguists agree :27 +Oxford Guide to plain English, GOV.UK and linguists agree 15 word sentences are fine but above 40 words is hard to understand. 38 38 39 -* 15 word sentences are more likely to be comprehensible 40 -* 25 words is a good maximum sentence length limit 41 -* above 40 words sentences are hard to comprehend easily 42 - 43 43 44 - Example:30 +=== 2. Avoid complex sentence structures. === 45 45 46 -(% class="mark" %)This sentence is about 15 words long and is easy to understand. (%%) 47 - 48 - 49 -=== {{id name="#2"/}}2. Avoid complex sentence structures. === 50 - 51 51 They are less easy to comprehend quickly. Understanding them requires more cognitive effort than simple sentences. 52 52 53 53 ... ... @@ -57,15 +57,12 @@ 57 57 * distribution of associated words across the sentence – how easily can the brain 'parse a phrase': recognise, connect and comprehend words that together convey meaning 58 58 59 59 60 -Example: 61 -\\(% class="mark" %)"The red fox jumped over the gate." – easier to understand 62 -"The fox, which was red, over the gate jumped." – harder to understand 41 +>Example:"The red fox jumped over the gate." – easier to understand 42 +>"The fox, which was red, over the gate jumped." – harder to understand 63 63 64 64 65 - ----45 +== Usability evidence: simple sentences == 66 66 67 -== {{id name="#UESS"/}}Usability evidence: simple sentences == 68 - 69 69 Oxford Guide to plain English 70 70 71 71 Jyoti Sanyal 'Indlish' ... ... @@ -115,12 +115,9 @@ 115 115 116 116 ---- 117 117 118 -(% class="box" %) 119 -((( 120 120 See also: 121 121 122 -* [[Plain English>>doc:Plain English.Plain English, simple sentences.WebHome]] 123 -* [[Specialist terms>>doc:Plain English.Specialist terms.WebHome]] 124 -* [[Law, medicine, money>>doc:Plain English.Medical.WebHome]] 125 -* [[Words to avoid>>doc:Plain English.Words to avoid.WebHome]] 126 -))) 98 +* Plain English 99 +* [[Specialist terms>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Plain%20English%2C%20simple%20sentences/#st]] 100 +* [[Law, medicine, money>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Medical/]] 101 +* [[Words to avoid>>url:https://readabilityguidelines.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Plain%20English/Words%20to%20avoid/]]