Politicians Must Stop Writing Gibberish And Start Using Plain English

I am not big into politics, but I know that many times I've heard or read proposals and had no idea what I was reading.  That may be a thing of the past as the Politicians will soon have to start using a different language than they are used to - plain English.

A new law called the Plain Writing Act is getting under way.  It requires the Federal government to use plain language instead of bureaucratic phrases in their documents. So instead of this:

--"Timely preparation, including structural and non-structural mitigation measures to avoid the impacts of severe winter weather, can avert heavy personal, business and government expenditures."

--It'll be more like this:  "Severe winter weather can be extremely dangerous.  Consider these safety tips to protect your property and yourself."

via Feds must stop writing gibberish under new law - Yahoo! News.