plain-english-alternatives

Name: plain-english-alternatives
Author: alirezarezvani

Replace complex or pompous words with plain English alternatives.

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# Plain English Alternatives

Replace complex or pompous words with plain English alternatives.

Source: Plain English Campaign A-Z of Alternative Words (2001), Australian Government Style Manual (2024), plainlanguage.gov

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## A

| Complex | Plain Alternative |
|---------|-------------------|
| (an) absence of | no, none |
| abundance | enough, plenty, many |
| accede to | allow, agree to |
| accelerate | speed up |
| accommodate | meet, hold, house |
| accomplish | do, finish, complete |
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How to Use

Recommended: Install to project (local)

mkdir -p .claude/skills
curl -o .claude/skills/plain-english-alternatives.md \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/main/marketing-skill/copy-editing/references/plain-english-alternatives.md

Skill is scoped to this project only. Add .claude/skills/ to your .gitignoreif you don't want to commit it.

Alternative: Clone full repo

git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills

Then reference at marketing-skill/copy-editing/references/plain-english-alternatives.md