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B Corp-certified plain language consultancy that believes in using the power of words for good | Home of the WriteMark | Supporters of the Plain Language Act
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Joined December 2010
The writing matters! https://t.co/uKNbwaQN5G Economics papers that had gone through a round of editing to improve the writing were judged to be of higher quality and judged to be more likely to be accepted for a conference or at a good journal. by @EconFeld, Lines, & Ross
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If you're based in Aotearoa New Zealand, you can contact us for more information. We're the reps for @ClarityInterna in this corner of the world!
Clarity just celebrated its 40th anniversary! If you aren't yet a member, we hope that you'll join and continue with our efforts toward improving legal language. See our website ( https://t.co/LakKJbX3xb) for more details on Clarity's mission and to sign up!
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Deadline extended to February 25 for the 2024 ClearMark Awards! Submit your #PlainLanguage entry in 1 of 13 categories to @plain_language by February 25.
centerforplainlanguage.org
Entry Rules Need Help? If you have questions about the awards, please email us at [email protected].
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Starting today, we’re accepting #PlainLanguage entries for our ClearMark Awards! Discover how to submit entries for 13 categories, including digital, print, brochures, websites, emails, blog posts, and posters: https://t.co/gAmgzHr5GX
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Writing matters. Academics judge betterwritten papers "as higher quality; they are more likely to accept [better written] versions for a conference; and they believe that [they] have a better chance of being accepted at a good journal."
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Many people (especially grad students) believe you have to write badly to be taken seriously as an academic. False! New study shows the opposite.
Does academic writing matter? Does better writing cause our peers (eg as referees and journal editors) to evaluate our papers more favorably? Our paper “Writing Matters” (with @CorinnaRGL and Libby Ross) suggests it does! https://t.co/UZViMul19q
#EconTwitter. A thread. (1/11)
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The paper is published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. It is open access. You can find the replication package here: https://t.co/tyUDNdbWV5 7/7
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Hosted on the Open Science Framework
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There are also more noble reasons for improving your writing. Better writing removes barriers and demonstrates respect for readers. Clear academic writing is in the spirit of #OpenScience. 6/7
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Senior economists evaluated the edited papers more positively. They judged the papers as · better overall (0.2 SD) · more likely to be accepted at a conference (8.4 percentage points) · more likely to get published in a good economics journal (4.1 percentage points) 5/7
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Writing experts judged the language-edited versions as · better written overall (0.60 SD) · allowing the reader to find the key message more easily (0.58 SD), · having fewer mistakes (0.67 SD) · easier to read (0.53 SD) · more concise (0.50 SD) 4/7
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Stage 2: We asked writing experts and senior economists to evaluate the original and language-edited version of the same papers. No evaluator saw both versions of the same paper. 3/7
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We ran a 2-stage experiment to estimate the causal effect of writing quality. Stage 1: We language-edited 30 academic papers for clarity. All papers were written by PhD students in economics. 2/7
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Is better writing rewarded in peer review? Our newly published suggests the answer is “Yes”! https://t.co/NaVXaCNdCP
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Thanks to everyone for making #PLAIN2023 a wonderful success. We are so happy to have met so many new trailblazers in new parts of the world. We look forward to seeing @LClaro_UBA continue to grow and change lives.
Muchas gracias a cada uno/a de ustedes por haber formado parte de esta Conferencia #PLAIN2023 en 🇦🇷 Sin duda logramos construir grandes puentes entre nosotros/as‼️
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So proud that our CE Lynda Harris features in this 30-year celebration of #PlainLanguage around the world! Thank you @PLAIN_Lang_Intl
PLAIN has been connecting plain language people for 30 years now. To celebrate, we're putting together a collection of 30 of the people who have kept the campaign thriving. Our first guest is Lynda Harris from New Zealand. Keep an eye out for future posts and highlights.
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It’s fantastic to see winners from justice settings. Plain language can empower people to understand their legal rights and responsibilities. Find the winners online: https://t.co/jjjJdtxNfX
#PlainLanguage #Award #Winner #Success
@PlainLangAwards
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Great to meet up with New Zealand plain language friends at #PLAIN2023. Natalia is from @WriteLimited. She’s also from Buenos Aires originally, so it’s extra special to meet her here. @PlainEnglishAus
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#PLAIN2023 #plainlanguage #lenguajeclaro with great speakers from almost every continent @PLAIN_Lang_Intl
🥁Más novedades sobre quiénes expondrán en la 🏛️conferencia #Plain2023 #LenguajeClaro Que orgullo la calidad de profesionales que nos acompañarán No te la pierdas! Inscribite aquí ✍️➕ℹ️ https://t.co/RJYzBXVuxh
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Later this month, Buenos Aires will host the 2023 international conference on plain language – the first edition of the event in Latin America and the first to be held in two languages. ✍️ Joanna Richardson https://t.co/7KSyygYPtX
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