How to understand fine print in business, consumer documents | Rick Romero, abc7.com

Romero reports:

These days, it seems everything comes with warranties, disclaimers and special clauses with more pages than ever of fine print for consumers to decipher. But the Center for Plain Language, a consumer advocacy group, is asking the government to get businesses and other institutions to put documents in a language that doesn't require consumers to have the eyes of an eagle.

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• Garbl's Concise Writing Guide
• Garbl's Plain English Writing Guide
• Garbl's Fat-Free Writing Links.