How to Write in Plain English

Re:How to Write in Plain English by ggggtez on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @02:58PM (#24274730)

The last one is only good if you actually read it. I might end up seeing the first clause, assuming the entire line is irrelevant, and moving on without seeing the "Otherwise".

Prefer declarative statements:

"If you are 60 or older, you must fill form 445.

If you are 59 or younger, you must fill form 331."

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Re:How to Write in Plain English by StavrosK on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @03:52PM (#24275324)

But I can't short-circuit those, so I have to read all of them just in case multiple apply.

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