{"id":59072,"date":"2024-10-22T10:19:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=post&#038;p=59072"},"modified":"2024-10-24T10:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:20:18","slug":"cleos-house-style-guide-revised-and-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/whats-new\/cleos-house-style-guide-revised-and-online","title":{"rendered":"CLEO\u2019s House style guide revised and online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLEO is excited to share our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications\/cleo-house-style-guide\">updated house style guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having a house style guide helps us ensure that our information is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>clear<\/li>\n<li>inclusive<\/li>\n<li>relevant to our audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the first time that we&#8217;ve put our house style online. We hope that it will help others who also produce legal information for the public.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>apply plain language principles<\/li>\n<li>keep sentences and paragraphs short<\/li>\n<li>use simple words and phrases<\/li>\n<li>avoid jargon<\/li>\n<li>write bulleted lists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have a separate guide on <a herf=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications\/clear-design-tips\">clear design tips<\/a>. And our guide on inclusive language is coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>You can find all of these resources at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/resources-and-publications\/plain-language-resources\">cleo.on.ca\/plain-language<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLEO is excited to share our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications\/cleo-house-style-guide\">updated house style guide<\/a>.<br \/>\nHaving a house style guide helps us ensure that our information is:<\/p>\n<p>clear<br \/>\ninclusive<br \/>\nrelevant to our audience<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time that we&#8217;ve put our house style online. 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