Law requiring ‘plain language' is off to a spotty start

 
By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press | Modified: July 19, 2012 at 10:48 pm | Published: July 20, 2012   

WASHINGTON — An effort to make the government write so people can understand what they're reading is off to a spotty start.

A year after an anti-gobbledygook law took effect, federal agencies are still churning out plenty of incomprehensible English, according to the Center for Plain Language, which released a “report card” Thursday grading agencies on their progress — or lack of it.

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The Agriculture Department got top marks among the dozen agencies checked: an A for meeting the law's basic requirements and a B for taking supporting actions such as training staff to write...
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