Ooh, this is something boring few people know about! There have been many efforts across the US government to simplify the language used in documents. Nixon, Cl

Ooh, this is something boring few people know about! There have been many efforts across the US government to simplify the language used in documents. Nixon, Clinton, and Obama all worked on this. Obama actually got a group organized around this, and there are now progress reports available on how the US is doing: https://www.doi.gov/plainlanguage https://www.doi.gov/plainlanguage And a dedicated website for it, with examples useful for many: https://www.plainlanguage.gov/ https://www.plainlanguage.gov/ Check out this Clinton era "No Gobbledygook Award" recipient: https://www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/awards/award-11/ https://www.plainlanguage.gov/examples/awards/award-11/