[Foundation-l] Communicating effectively: Wikimedia needs clear language now

Chris Keating chriskeatingwiki at gmail.com
Sun Feb 19 09:22:23 UTC 2012


I'd recommend George Orwell's essay on "Politics and the English
Language". It's one of the most persuasive arguments to use clear
language I've read.

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/orwell46.htm

We're a multi-lingual movement, and this makes clear English even more
important. If something is unclear to a native speaker, it's even more
difficult for someone who has English as a second or third language.

Chris




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