Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca situation

Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by mwcampbell on Thursday May 20, 2021 @10:30AM (#27221560)

Thanks for linking to this article. Can anyone recommend a place to get this kind of training for those of us who don't work at a company that offers it? I'm a monoglot American living in a midwestern city where I'm mostly surrounded by other such Americans, but I want to raise my awareness of how I might be a bad communicator.

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Re:Native speakers are hard to understand in a lingua franca... by open-source-ux on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:39PM (#27226073)

In the UK, there is a campaigning organisation called the 'Plain English Campaign' which promotes clear, easy-to-understand written English suitable for any industry or profession.

Although, the organisation is based in the UK, their advice is relevant for anyone who writes or reads English.

Here is their clear, simple and short guide on How to write in plain English [PDF]:

http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/files/howto.pdf

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