Oxford guide to plain English / Martin Cutts.

Previous edition: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Writing short sentences and clear paragraphs -- Preferring plain words -- Writing tight -- Favouring active-voice verbs -- Using vigorous verbs, and untying noun strings -- Using vertical lists -- Converting negative to positive -- Cross-references, cross readers -- Using good punctuation -- Pitching your writing at the right level -- Six writing myths explored and exploded -- Clearly non-sexist -- Conquering grammarphobia -- Sound starts and excellent endings -- Planning well -- Using reader-centered structure -- Using alternatives to words, words, words -- Management of colleagues' writing -- Good practice with email -- Writing better instructions -- Clarity for the web -- Lucid legal language -- Writing low-literacy plain English -- Basics of clear layout -- Keeping errors in Czech: its time to proof read.

Provides guidance on writing clearly and effectively, covering such topics as sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, grammar, and proofreading.