I wanted to quickly highlight this video article in yesterday’s Chronicle of Philanthropy entitled “Are You Addicted to ‘Philanthrobabble?” It discusses “how the sector became so addicted to jargon and why a return to plain language can create clarity and build trust.”
First, it’s a great word. Second, it’s a fun little video… less than 2 minutes.
Mostly, however, it got me thinking about the plain language movement in legal writing. This semester, …