Language By Law
With 2010's Plain Writing Act, the U.S. government launched an official war against the "gobbledygook" and bureaucratize it helped create.
Shannon Moore
Shannon Moore is a freelance writer and editor teaching writing as part of Washington University’s adjunct faculty. She also teaches with the Brookings Institution’s Executive Education program, affiliated with Olin Business School, as a writing coach. Her publishing credits range from business topics to children’s literature.
By Shannon Moore
The Language Of Lincoln
The power of President Lincoln's most famous speech resides in its simplicity.
Mind The Gap
Translation, or the attempt to make another language part of our own, is as complicated as what can never be translated.
Winston’s Rules
The UK's famous WWII Prime Minister was also a master commander of English prose and oratory.