00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.838244 CaOODSP 20221107151332 cr ||||||||||| 170614s1991||||onca|||# f000 0 eng d paper : 0-660-14185-X CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Ci53-3/3-1991E-PDF Ci53-3/3-1991E Plain language, clear and simple [electronic resource]. Ottawa : [Multiculturalism and Citizenship], c1991. 55 p. : col. ill. Prepared by NGL Consultants Ltd and National Literacy Secretariat. Cf. Prefatory material. Also issued in French under title: Pour un style clair et simple. Includes bibliographical references: p. 48-50. 1. Plain language and the public servant -- 2. Before you start writing -- 3. Make your writing effective -- 4. Clear and simple: paragraphs and sentences -- 5. Think about your choice of words -- 6. Appearances are very important -- 7. Check with the experts, your readers -- 8. A check list -- 9. For more information. This handbook offers advice on plain-language writing. Intended for government authors, it is a useful resource for others interested in producing writing that is more accessible, more exact, and clearer to experts and nonexperts alike. It includes chapters on planning and preparing a piece of writing, organizing it, the style of sentences and paragraphs, choice of words, and formatting. A helpful list of points to remember follows each chapter. Issued also in print format. gccst English language gccst Plain language Canada. Multiculturalism and Citizenship. Canada. National Literacy Secretariat. NGL Consulting Ltd. Pour un style clair et simple (CaOODSP)9.643617 Plain language, clear and simple / (CaOODSP)9.644871 PDF 966 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/ircc/Ci53-3-3-1991-eng.pdf