tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post112008542979533646..comments2023-10-20T07:28:50.948-07:00Comments on Better Bibles Blog: Good literary English, spoken English, and contemporary EnglishWayne Lemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18024771201561767893noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11875966.post-1120119844085621452005-06-30T01:24:00.000-07:002005-06-30T01:24:00.000-07:00The Plain English Campaign has some guidelines on ...The Plain English Campaign has some guidelines on what they consider good English writing. They awarded the Anglicised CEV one of their highest accolades for its clarity of English; their director said of this translation "Jesus Christ preached with simplicity, warmth and care. The Bible reflects all those things for us to share in."<BR/><BR/>The guidelines can be found on the campaign's <A HREF="http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/index.html" REL="nofollow">web site</A>. Their greatest success has been to improve the English of British government circulars so that mere citizens can understand the content.<BR/><BR/>Another style guide I'd recommend is Lyn Dupré's "Debugging Your Prose", which was written for authors and college students. Dupré has worked with some of the best academic writers around. Her suggestions are founded on years of experience as a copy-editor with major publishing houses.Trevor Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222563293731988414noreply@blogger.com