Opinion pieces
A selection of published opinion pieces about the uses and benefits of plain English:
http://www.theamericanscholar.org/writing-english-as-a-second-language/
(transcript of a talk by William Zinsser to incoming international students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, 11 August 2009)
Plunket-style tables for school reports
(Sunday Star-Times, 27 September 2009)
Heh noobs, teenage twittering has made it into the dictionary
(The Times, September 2009)
Home-sale form alarms lawyers
(NZ Herald, August 2009)
Great job title, shame about the work
(The Daily Telegraph, April 2009)
Using idioms is no walk in the park
(Migrant News, November 2008)
How to write like a native
(Migrant News, October 2008)
I'd luv our language to see the lite
(NZ Herald, 8 October 2008)
Modern letters
(Employment Today, November 2008)
What's in a name?
(Employment Today, September/October 2008)
Blank expressions
(Employment Today, August 2008)
Just a word or two helps hit the target
(The Business, NZ Herald, June 2008)
Word partners in crime
(Employment Today, June 2008)
But me no ands
(Employment Today, May 2008)
Cultural melting pot
(Unlimited, 1 May 2008)
Tapping into the talent
(Unlimited, 1 May 2008)
Opening doors
(Unlimited, 1 May 2008)
How hard can spelling bee?
(Employment Today, April 2008)
That dash-ed hyphen
(Employment Today, February 2008)
Words key weapon in climate war
(NZ Herald, 1 February 2008)
Do it in style
(Employment Today, December 2007/January 2008)
All systems go
(Employment Today, November 2007)
Making words work
(Employment Today, September/October 2007)
Jargon-free writing
(Employment Today, August 2007)
Short and sweet
(Employment Today, July 2007)
Breaking down the language barrier
(Employment Today, June 2007)
Why plain English writing is smart business
(Employment Today, May 2007)
What a tangled web we weave
(The Guardian, April 2006)
