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Health Literacy Month is Coming!
October is Health Literacy Month. Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information. This annual,
A Brief History of the Spanish Language
(¿Lo quieres leer en español? Aquí está.) The word “grammar” refers both to the rules that govern language production and comprehension and to the study
Debunking the Myth that Science Communication and Plain Language are Opposites
In 2014, the EU approved a regulation for the mandatory provision of plain language summaries of all clinical trials with ties to the EU. Five
Respect and Tolerance: Plain Language can Help!
We can all do our part to keep each other safe, to promote respect, to care for our planet. In this moment of painful events–that
Pizza, Wine and… Manhole Covers? The Importance of a Human in the Loop to Keep Words in Context and Context in Words
In a recent series of edits and translations, I found myself repeatedly fixing “isotopic breaks” that AI or inexperienced writers and translators had missed. An
Event 201 Explained: a Pandemic Simulation about a Fictional Coronavirus (not Covid-19)
In October 2019, the World Economic Forum, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation worked on a pandemic
