use of language without the use technical and difficult terms
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why is plain english good?
we need it when talking to non specialists about things
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why is plain english bad?
can be used to exclude outsiders and foster a sense of in group identity
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what features are challenging the need for plain english?
power and politeness terms
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In some situations can plain english be not effective?
yes they arent effective sometimes
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do we need specialist terms and jargon sometimes?
yes we do especially in workplace occupations
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what changes when it is plain english?
simplification of vocabulary but the changes to syntax and sentence length
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what changes when it isnt plain english?
the sentence length is alot longer and more complex
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however is it always syntactically less complex compared to non plain english
not necessairly depends on what the speakers trying to say
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features of plain english
pronouns especially second person pronoun 'you' to address the reader, specialist vocabularly, passive voice, technical terms, paragrpahs and sentences short and to the point
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Card 2
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why is plain english good?
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we need it when talking to non specialists about things
Card 3
Front
why is plain english bad?
Back
Card 4
Front
what features are challenging the need for plain english?
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Card 5
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In some situations can plain english be not effective?
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