
Stephanie Saylor
@plainlang
Plain language enthusiast, tech writer, online trainer, Bill Bryson junky, working mom, maple syrup fanatic, food allergy awareness advocate
I've been capturing video from this webcam in Fort Myers all day and I've put it into a Timelapse. Check out the storm surge rushing in! Crazy. #Ian #flwx
Just found out that CareFirst might stop paying Hopkins doctors and nurses. That doesn't sound like #CareFirstCares
Interested in a career in any aspect of user experience (UX)? Mentoring or teaching someone about UX? Check out the just-published 2nd edition of Cory Lebson's UX Careers Handbook. Easy to read and use. Updated with even more pathways to a great career. uxcareershandbook.com

Switch "utilize" to "use" to get your users to their answers faster.
No better time than a #NewYear to scrub your docs! Replace "has to" with "must" #plainlanguage
#Jargon, #TechnicalLanguage, or #Slang? #PlainLanguage, online #glossaries, and #user experience. Alison Kohler from @USGSA speaks at the Summit tomorrow 1–1:30 pm, ET. Register digital.gov/event/2021/09/….
To her grave, my grandmother always insisted she was just a government secretary during WWII but her children always suspected she was one of the “Code Girls.” After her death, we found this in her papers.

A great way to spot typos is to publish the document first. Then you're practically guaranteed to find a typo in the first sentence you read.
Dear staff of @RepChipRoy tell him he failed the allergy community. From a mom who has watched her child stop breathing because of food allergies, help me understand how he could vote against snacksafely.com/?s=FALCPA #FARE
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Typos and food labels...two of my favorite things to find!

Excited to participate in @foodallergyfund new virtual salon series - ways we can elevate the conversation and learn Ask questions - listening to #KariNadeau @StanfordMed #inspiration #innovation #foodallergy

You know your friends get you when they send you cards like this...

Read an email today with "abreast" misspelled as "a breast." The #wordnerd in me has wanted fried chicken ever since.
If you have a child with a #foodallergy we know this feeling well-The nurse when she called me when he was in elementary school always started out with it’s not his #peanutallergy #moms 👇
11 Open Source Tools for Writers? Yes, please! itsfoss.com/open-source-to…
'Stand back': to take a few steps backwards 'Stand by': to be or to get ready to act #Debates2020
Chris Wallace's debate performance tonight is a great reminder that kindergarten teachers are underpaid. #Debates2020
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