Site picks
- Once we hated business jargon… Back in the day, Plain Text railed against corporatese like everyone else…
- …but now we've changed our minds. It’s quite useful really, in its proper place. Why resist?
Great writing picks
- The Register The godfathers of gonzo tech journalism.
- John Naughton When he comments, you know it matters.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Media training lessons evade army chief
Mouthy General can't unsay what's been said. Words came too easily.
Posted in I wish I'd never said that Comments closed
Issue 3 of the Plain Text client newsletter
This time we feature two projects where we've worked with AV and design partners to produce short films and a printed report.
The sublime art of the daft headline
The Register knocks out another tremendous one-liner: read it and weep, tabloid subs...
Save our language from the Queen’s English Society
If these are the new custodians of English, we're in trouble.
Posted in Bad writing Comments closed
007 parachutes into pointless language struggle