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@kprobiesch No livestream, but look for presentations after the event. # 2012/05/11

Clarity 2012 conference. #plainlanguage from around the world. May 21-23 in DC http://t.co/cIeG1Mjk # 2012/05/07

#plainlanguage connects with your audience (because life is too short to spend it explaining how your product works. http://t.co/IAwasP2s # 2012/05/04

Sen. McCaskill proposes bi-partisan #plainlanguage bill for regulations http://t.co/jpN255Op # 2012/05/03

RT @richards1000: Kansas proposal to explain ballot items in plain English is revived http://t.co/p8c610UW #demopart #plainlanguage HT ... # 2012/04/27

Canadian Editors Conf. 2012 The Landscape of Canadian Language: Word Nerds Gone Wild. June 1-3 Ottawa http://t.co/KWNG2YM4 # 2012/04/27

RT @decodaliteracy: Why clear signs in #plainlanguage matter: Martin Cutts vs. parking signs http://t.co/s1c5u0Ou via @twnad # 2012/04/26

RT @MariePBuckley: His or Her? Avoid the gender minefield by using plurals. http://t.co/mqvlvKeU #plainlanguage # 2012/04/26

Just what we need (not!). Auto-grading system for SAT-type tests rewards big words over #plainlanguage. http://t.co/jlRfn7Wt # 2012/04/23

Nation shudders at large block of uninterrupted text - The Onion. #plainlanguage humor http://t.co/9hpucwWL # 2012/04/22

RT @Writing4Web: Tanzania wins praise over transparency http://t.co/24StvclL #plainlanguage # 2012/04/22

#plainlanguage makes it onto the week in ideas at http://t.co/lTgllFHE http://t.co/dtQLpSC9 # 2012/04/18

Reenergize at Clarity 2012 http://t.co/qHPFuXbT #plainlanguage # 2012/04/14

"How could a #plainlanguage bill read like hieroglyphs?" Because the central office thinks it sounds more official! http://t.co/lBtqfpOA # 2012/04/13

"Say "shall" if you must" (or if you don't mind being ambiguous. #plainlanguage hits the Reuters news wires http://t.co/1nkNu67i # 2012/04/13