I wish these lawyers would give us a plain English summary of their dense legalese.
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Plain english
Synonyms for "plain english" (71 found)
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Closest matches (15)
Adjective(4 words)
clear englishclear languageclear writingclear writing standard
Strong matches (21)
Adjective(5 words)
everyday languageeveryday natural languagelayman prosenatural languageplain english standard
Related words (35)
Adjective(6 words)
plain languageplain language guidelineplain-language writingsimple englishsimple languagestraightforward english
plain speakingplain speechplain styleplain wordsplainnessprosaicnessprosinessrestrainednessrustic styleseveritysimplenesssimplicitysobernesssparenessstarknessstraightforwardnessstructuretransparencytranspicuityunadorned style
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More general
9 entriescommunication guidelinecommunication styleinformational writinginstructional textlanguagelanguage stylestylistic rulewriting standardwriting style
More specific
12 entriesaccessible languageclear proseeducational Englisheveryday vocabularyinstruction manual wordinginstructional Englishlay termsnontechnical proseplain wordspolicy document wordingshort sentencessimple terms
Collocations
11 entriesplain English for beginnersplain English instructionplain English manualplain English materialsplain English styleplain English usageplain English versionplain English writingplain-English explanationsplain-English styleplain-English writing
Inflections
3 entriesmore plain Englishmost plain Englishplain Englishes
Derivations
5 entriesSample sentences
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