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Referencing and attribution

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We only display blog posts from the last year. For older items, please visit our blog archive page.

The basics of plain language

Writing in plain language makes your content accessible to more people. Get started by learning 4 basic elements of plain language.

25 August 2023
Plain language – the choice is clear

There are barriers to implementing plain language; understanding these barriers will help you to explain the benefits.

25 May 2023
Accessibility of quotation marks

Double quotation marks or single quotation marks – is one more accessible than the other?

9 February 2023
This is how we do it

Style Manual content is user-focused, descriptive and evidence-based. We explain what this means and how it shapes the way we work.

8 November 2022

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