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How about a standard translator that takes generally accepted conversions of more complex language constructs into simpler language? How about a thing that cha
by cowardlydragon 11y ago
How about a standard translator that takes generally accepted conversions of more complex language constructs into simpler language?
How about a thing that changes less well known words and puts in easier words?
- xzephyr 11y agoFor the latter, a dictionary?
- DanBC 11y agoIf you come up with a way to automagically translate things into easier English you could probably sell it to various UK government / NHS / etc organisations, who all have a duty to make much of their communication available in "Easy Read". Here's the Equality Act Easy read version: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85012/easy-read.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm... And the Equality Act non-easy read: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents Here's a Google search for some easy read documents: https://www.google.co.uk/search?site=&source=hp&q=easy+read+inurl%3Agov.uk&oq=easy+read+inurl%3Agov.uk&gs_l=hp.3...666.8052.0.8378.23.20.0.0.0.0.410.2468.0j1j5j2j1.9.0....0...1c.1.64.hp..14.3.874.0.4Hy0Gvi2kHQ https://www.google.co.uk/search?site=&source=hp&q=easy+read+... Here's Mencap's (a charity that works with people with learning disability) guide to Easy Read: https://www.mencap.org.uk/make_it_clear https://www.mencap.org.uk/make_it_clear
- suchow 11y agoSimilarly, in the U.S. there is the Plain Writing Act of 2010 (http://www.plainlanguage.gov/plLaw/ http://www.plainlanguage.gov/plLaw/).