Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)

We're excited that PLAIN's Lodewijk van Noort will be presenting at the Translating Europe Forum 2024 #2024TEF on November 8. He will be exploring how translators and interpreters can use plain language in their work and what is needed to make businesses, governments, and social organizations aware of the need for it. https://lnkd.in/dRrkHpQg #plainlanguage #EU European Commission #translation

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PLAIN Member Valter Mavrič has sent along International Plain Language Week messages from the European Parliament translation service in all 24 EU languages! ✨ The translation service will hold Citizens' Language Days this December, with workshops on clear language that explore how clear language can strengthen democracy by safeguarding citizens' right to understand. 👏 BG Да отбележим заедно Международната седмица на простия език! Имате право да разбирате, така че го изисквайте. CS Užijte si Mezinárodní týden srozumitelného jazyka. Rozumět je vaše právo – řekněte hatmatilce NE! DA Glædelig international uge for klart sprog.  Forståelse er en ret, alle fortjener. DE Wir wünschen eine schöne internationale Woche der klaren Sprache!  Sie haben das Recht, zu verstehen, was Sie lesen. Fordern Sie dieses Recht ein. EL Σας ευχόμαστε Καλή Διεθνή Εβδομάδα Απλής Γλώσσας!  Έχετε το δικαίωμα να καταλαβαίνετε αυτά που διαβάζετε. Διεκδικήστε το δικαίωμα αυτό. EN Happy International Plain Language Week.  You have the right to understand, so demand to understand. ES Feliz Semana Internacional del Lenguaje Claro.  Entender es un derecho, ¡te lo mereces! ET Head selge keele nädalat! Sul on õigus aru saada. Nõua selgust! FI Hyvää kansainvälistä selkeän kielen viikkoa! Sinulla on oikeus ymmärtää, joten vaadi selkeää kieltä. FR Joyeuse Semaine internationale du langage clair!  Comprendre, c’est votre droit. Alors faites-le valoir. GA Seachtain Idirnáisiúnta na Teanga Soiléire shona dhuit. Tá an ceart chun tuisceana agat. Mar sin, éiligh an tuiscint sin. HR Sretan Međunarodni tjedan jednostavnog jezika!  Vaše je pravo razumjeti što čitate, tražite jasnoću! HU Ünnepeljük együtt a közérthető nyelvhasználat nemzetközi hetét!  A megértés jog, Önnek is jár! IT Buona Settimana internazionale del linguaggio chiaro.  Capire è un tuo diritto, fallo valere. LT Sveikiname su Tarptautine aiškios kalbos savaite! Turite teisę suprasti, tad reikalaukite aiškumo. LV Sveicam Starptautiskajā vieglās valodas nedēļā!  Pieprasi skaidru valodu, jo tev ir tiesības saprast. MT Awguri għall-Ġimgħa Internazzjonali tal-Lingwa Ċara.  Għandek dritt tifhem dak li jagħtuk biex taqra. NL  Fijne Internationale Week van de Heldere Taal!  Je hebt het recht om te begrijpen, dus eis duidelijkheid! PL Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji Tygodnia Prostego Języka.  Masz prawo do tego, by rozumieć. Domagaj się więc, by mówiono do ciebie w sposób zrozumiały. PT Feliz Semana Internacional da Linguagem Clara.  Compreender é um direito seu. Exija-o! RO Să sărbătorim Săptămâna Internațională a Limbajului Clar! Ai dreptul să înțelegi ce ți se spune. Cere-ți acest drept! SK Šťastný medzinárodný týždeň zrozumiteľného jazyka!  Máte právo rozumieť, tak sa toho dožadujte. SL Želimo vam vesel mednarodni teden jasnega izražanja.  Pravico imate razumeti – zahtevajte jo! SV Trevlig internationell klarspråksvecka.  Du har rätt att förstå – så ställ krav på ett begripligt språk!

The Happy International Plain Language Week messages keep coming in. We are delighted with all the support from our members this year. Thanks to Hugo Sousa, Aiga Veckalne, Tamar Tal-Amatzia תמר טל-אמציה and Felipe Lucas for these.

We are delighted to conclude International Plain Language Week by publishing our PLAIN e-Journal. Not only does the timing feel just right, but the theme—The Culture of Plain Language—perfectly aligns with many of the recent changes we’ve seen at PLAIN. #IPLWeek #IPLDay #plainlanguage

As International Plain Language Week 2024 comes to an end, we’re taking a moment to reflect on where it all began. In 1979 a young, radical Martin Cutts protested against impenetrable bureaucratic jargon and legalese by shredding a pile of government forms and legislation outside the Houses of Parliament in the United Kingdom. This gained worldwide publicity, helping to launch the idea that citizens had the right to understand public information, and that authorities and companies had a duty to write it in plain language.  Like him, you can still demand the right to understand. Martin is a lifelong PLAIN member and has gone on to support the initiatives of new plain language advocates around the world. Many thanks, Martin! (Martin Cutts, in the 1980s. Photo credit: Daily Express) https://lnkd.in/d99TTZKg #IPLWeek #IPLDay #plainlanguage 

🎉 Happy International Plain Language Week from Latin America! 🎉 ¡Feliz Semana Internacional del Lenguaje Claro! 🌎 Exija entender. Es su derecho. https://lnkd.in/d99TTZKg #IPLWeek #IPLDay #plainlanguage 

We're so pleased to see PLAIN President Lodewijk van Noort and Board Member Heloisa Fischer being able to have an in-person meet-up in Brazil. A big day too as the Brazilian Supreme Court is awarded a plain language stamp (Selo Linguagem Simples). #IPLWeek #IPLDay #plainlanguage 

🎉 Happy International Plain Language Week from Nepal! 🎉 अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सादा भाषा सप्ताहको शुभकामना । 🌎 तपाईलाई बुझ्न पाउने अधिकार छ, त्यसैले बुझ्नको लागि माग गर्नुहोला । https://lnkd.in/d99TTZKg #IPLWeek #IPLDay #plainlanguage