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  • 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

  • Transitive and intransitive verbs

    Knowing about transitivity can help you to write more clearly. A transitive verb should be close to the direct object for a sentence to make sense.

    8 August 2022

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