Plain Language
Writing so people get it straight away.
TermCraft conventionFoundational
Definition
Writing that the intended audience can understand the first time they read it.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
Writing so people get it straight away.
Example
'We could not save your changes' rather than 'Persistence operation unsuccessful'.
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TERM·134 · Region X · Grid D5
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Match Between System and the Real WorldHEUR·002 · Heuristic
- Content DesignWRT·004 · UX writing
- MicrocopyWRT·001 · UX writing
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