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  3. Vol. 20 No. 2 (1986): Promoting Plain English

Published: 1986-04-01

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Analyzing the Various Approaches of Plain Language Laws

Erwin R. Steinberg, Betsy A. Bowen, Thomas M. Duffy
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Plain English: The Remaining Problems

Joseph M. Williams
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Prescriptive Linguistics and Plain English: The Case of "Whiz-deletions"

Thomas N. Huckin, Elizabeth H. Curtin, Debra Graham
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Computers for Composition: A Stage Model Approach to Helping

Lance A. Miller
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Plain English on the Plant Floor

Barry Jereb
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A Program for Improving Documentation

Erwin R. Steinberg
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Writing Backwards: The Use of Visual Models in Writing

G. Reed Agnew
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