About This Lesson
This handout looks at a memo written by Churchill to his wartime cabinet on the subject of plain writing. Opposite Churchill's original there is a parody breaking all the rules he mentions (and a few more).On the reverse; there is a textual analysis done by the tool available at http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/text-statistics.php; showing the quantifiable effects of using woolly language.This could be a basis for web research into writing skills.
An interesting way to illustrate the importance of simplicity in writing.