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Essential Readability Tips for Writing

Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand written text. Proper readability contributes greatly to how readers perceive the author's thoughts and arguments. Some key rules for good readability include using simple language, avoiding jargon, employing correct grammar and spelling, writing in an active voice and present tense, using bullet points and numbers for clarity, and proofreading thoroughly to catch any issues.

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Essential Readability Tips for Writing

Readability is the ease with which a reader can understand written text. Proper readability contributes greatly to how readers perceive the author's thoughts and arguments. Some key rules for good readability include using simple language, avoiding jargon, employing correct grammar and spelling, writing in an active voice and present tense, using bullet points and numbers for clarity, and proofreading thoroughly to catch any issues.

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Dennis Munyao
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Readability is the ease with which the reader perceives your text.

Proper readability is a significant factor that contributes to the overall perception and acceptance
of your thoughts and arguments. Please, remember these golden rules of readability that apply
irrespective of the type of your paper:

- Use simple, familiar terms,

- Avoid jargon,

- Use culture-and-gender-neutral language,

- Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling,

- Use simple sentences, active voice, and present tense,

- Begin instructions in the imperative mode by starting sentences with

an action verb,

- Use simple graphic elements such as bulleted lists and numbered

steps to make information visually accessible.

- Carefully and properly proofread your completed writing before uploading (we recommend
proofreading your paper 30 minutes after having finished it),

- Do not make the paper too complicated and hard to read. Please read twice what you wrote and
make sure it flows smoothly,

- Avoid wordiness (More than 15 words in a sentence)

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