Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Plain as Pikestaff Newsletter
I'm a regular critic of Haringey Council's use of vague and imprecise language. Occasionally someone writes to me gleefully pointing out some careless cliché or obscure vocabulary I've used. I also get sent issues of the free newsletter "Pikestaff" - with advice to sharpen-up my own English.
If you haven't come across Pikestaff, it's an interesting read - especially if you want to improve the clarity and readability of your own writing. And it's free!
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Permalink Reply by james walsh on
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Thanks alan i like this
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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They are doing battle about misleading parking signs. And have a link to the BBC's Watchdog investigation which is an exposé of private parking companies.
The detailed report - downloadable for free - is by no means severely plain English. It includes many entertaining turns-of-phrase. So, letters from private companies chasing "fines" are threatograms. A solicitor is described as "not the brightest button ever sewn on the frock-coat of justice".
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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I shared this with some colleagues at work yesterday and they're really enthusiastic (I work for Camden council so we're prime offenders). Thanks Alan.
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