Editing and Writing in Style

The ability to edit existing writing to improve clarity or to repurpose it for another audience or medium and the ability to write in a given style are important life skills which are tested by the English Language A/AS course.

Some advice is available from the Plain English Society to eradicate gobbledygook and replace it with plain English. A knowledge and appreciation of different registers and domains is also very important if you are to write successfully in an appropriate style.

An effective way of becoming familiar with a domain is to read or listen to a quantity of output in that register. You will absorb typical features and should make notes of useful phrases, common vocabulary etc for future use.

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A letter by a learner of English

Writing letters or memos in the business world is another related skill. Detailed information is given at The Business Writer's Free Library which links to all manner of advice.