Make your writing clearer and shorter
Edits your writing into plain English without changing what it says.
Edit the text below so it’s clearer and shorter, for [who will read it]. Use plain English, short sentences and UK spelling. Keep my meaning, my facts and my voice, and don’t add new points. Aim for about [target length]. Then list the three biggest changes you made and why, so I can learn from them. My text: [paste your text, leaving out anything confidential]
Tips and an example: Make your writing clearer and shorter
Tips for a better answer
- Ask for “no jargon”, and name any word your line of work overuses.
- Compare the two versions side by side. You decide which changes to keep.
An example, filled in
Edit the text below so it’s clearer and shorter, for parents at our primary school. Use plain English, short sentences and UK spelling. Keep my meaning, my facts and my voice, and don’t add new points. Aim for about 60 words. Then list the three biggest changes you made and why, so I can learn from them. My text: Further to recent communications, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all parents and carers that, with effect from Monday 3 March, the school gates will be locked at 8.50am promptly, and any pupils arriving subsequent to this time will be required to enter via the main office, where they will be signed in.