Language resources

In my internet meanderings I’ve come across a few websites that you may find as interesting as I have:

• Plain English word alternatives:
  http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/free-guides.html (see The A to Z of Alternative Words)
• Plain Language Online Training:
  http://plainlanguage.com/PlainTrain/Index.html
• English Usage in the UK and USA (very handy if you’re traveling!):
  http://www.krysstal.com/ukandusa.html
• [Making a case for] Clear or Plain Language: http://taitcc.com/blog/?p=134
• The power of plain English: https://cybertext.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/the-power-of-plain-english/

[This article was first published in the December 2004 CyberText newsletter; links last checked and updated June 2010]

See also:

• Fake names for documentation