Some sentences leave you gasping for breath. Try reading aloud this extract from the minutes of a recent meeting of West Lindsey District Council, for example: The Support Services Manager submitted Report 213 advising of progress made in respect of the key tasks...
Tim Cawood
Could Obama speech kickstart recovery?
The pressure on Barack Obama as he makes his inaugural speech later today will be almost unimaginable. As 'Dubya' dons his spurs and rides into the Texan sunset, the world will turn to the former law professor to provide hope on every issue from climate change to...
Bad education, The Guardian
Recruiters say grammatical sloppiness is depressingly common among young job seekers – but could you do any better? By Emma-Jayne Jones and Robert Ashton Rhythm really has your two hips moving. The car was stationary. Paper is stationery. Sound like...
Business people are still lousy KISSers, Daily Telegraph
New research reveals that an inability or reluctance to use plain English – or to keep it short and simple (KISS) – is still the single greatest barrier to good business writing. The findings by Emphasis, who have been training business people how to write...