Writing in plain English means writing in a simple and straightforward manner that lets you reach the widest possible audience. When you write in plain English, you avoid technical jargon and any type ...

This week I'm going full-bore on long phrases that can so easily be shorter. I hope going full-bore doesn't make the topic a complete bore. I've been out of college for decades now, but I still have ...

William Zinsser, a writer whose 1976 book On Writing Well has become a Bible for people hoping to write concisely and with verve, died Tuesday at 92. A man who so generously gave us a some simple ...

These are high times for short writing. Think what you will of Twitter and texting, but they have put a spotlight on the fine art of writing concisely. So Roy Peter Clark's new book, "How to Write ...

An add-on for Microsoft Word, ClearEdits promises to improve your business writing. Microsoft Word has a built-in spelling checker with a touch of grammar smarts, but it will never highlight a big ...

Undergraduate and graduate level writing have a number of differences, but your undergraduate writing experience serves as a foundation for moving on to the graduate level. There are two main paths ...

In my foreword to an issue of the Ateneo Law Journal some time ago, I wrote: “When I was still a law student over 50 years ago, courts were absolutely sacrosanct. Supreme Court justices were regarded ...