Writing inaccurately about age, disability and disease, race and ethnicity and sex and gender may create bias and be offensive or dehumanising. In this post, I discuss how to use accurate language in a scientific setting to report the findings while describing people involved respectfully and without bias.
In celebration of International Plain Language Day, I reflect on the power of language to transform the world and grant and remove power from people on both ends of verbal and written interactions. More specifically, I consider the stress and anxiety that language can cause or spare its user, depending on how understandable it is to the audience.
In this post, I look into how poorly written content impacts brands and businesses, their credibility and even revenue based on studies conducted in the US and Europe. In particular, I examine how language mistakes and inconsistencies can harm businesses.
I'm a freelance editor and indexer with a PhD in literary history. I work with non-fiction texts, including books, academic publications and professional content.
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