Show plain language your sensitive side in our multilingual society
Caryn Gootkin cautions against the temptation to overwrite and baffle with jargon, focussing on why plain language is so important ...
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Verbal detox™ – an aid to digestion (in fewer than 50 shades)
Caryn Gootkin finally makes good on her promise to reveal her muse.We had a great response to our verbal detox™ ...
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Verbal detox™ – the shortest cut of all
In my last column I unveiled my verbal detox™ concept, which involves using as few words as possible to convey ...
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Plain language: a verbal detox
Caryn Gootkin revisits her favourite hunting ground with a fresh perspective. It’s been a while since I used this column ...
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The case of the Halaal matzah pudding and other PC treats
Following her last column on religious fanaticism and the Woolies Halaal hot cross bun fiasco, Caryn Gootkin looks at political ...
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Karl Marx and the Halaal hot cross bun debacle
Caryn Gootkin was amused at the outrage with which some Christians swallowed the news that their Easter treats carried Halaal ...
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