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Gobbledygook has gotta go--

A collection of essays that deal with what's wrong with government writing.

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  • "Frequently, government writing is filled with complex and obscure jargon, or "gobbledygook." This book was written for Bureau of Land Management (blm) employees, in order to call their attention to the need for simple, concise writing. The first two chapters provide a formula for judging the difficulty of a piece of writing and show how writers can use the formula in attempting to simplify their writing. Other chapters discuss the following topics: words and their meanings; avoiding the use of obscure technical jargon; avoiding complexity and pomposity in writing; using specific, concrete words to convey abstract ideas; writing sentences that say what they are intended to say; using active verbs to enliven writing; using effective word order in sentences; observing basic principles of good writing; the high monetary cost of using more words than are necessary in writing; and writing news releases. The book includes numerous examples of "gobbledygook" in blm publications and discusses ways in which the examples might be improved. (Gw)."@en

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