Writing in plain English means writing in a simple and straightforward manner that lets you reach the widest possible audience. When you write in plain English, you avoid technical jargon and any type ...

William Zinsser, a writer whose 1976 book On Writing Well has become a Bible for people hoping to write concisely and with verve, died Tuesday at 92. A man who so generously gave us a some simple ...

This week I'm going full-bore on long phrases that can so easily be shorter. I hope going full-bore doesn't make the topic a complete bore. I've been out of college for decades now, but I still have ...

Universities urge students to develop a clear writing style and this quality is taken into consideration by markers. Yet the academic writing found in journals and books is often dense and wordy at ...

An add-on for Microsoft Word, ClearEdits promises to improve your business writing. Microsoft Word has a built-in spelling checker with a touch of grammar smarts, but it will never highlight a big ...