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guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language.md

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- non-literal-language
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- unambiguous-numerical-formatting
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Users can understand the content without having to process complex or unclear language.
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To ensure WCAG 3's Clear Language guidelines work well across different languages,
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This guideline will include exceptions for poetic, scriptural, artistic, and other content whose main goal is expressive rather than informative.
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To ensure this guideline works well across different languages,
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members of AG, COGA, and internationalization (i18n) agreed on an initial set of languages to pressure-test the guidance.
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The five "guardrail" languages are:
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This list doesn't include every language, but it helps keep the work manageable while making the guidance more useful for a wide audience.
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We will work with W3C’s Global Inclusion community group, the Internationalization (i18n) task force, and others to review and refine the testing and techniques for these requirements.
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We also plan to create guidance for translating the guidelines into more languages in the future.
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The guidelines will also include exceptions for poetic, scriptural, artistic, and other content whose main goal is expressive rather than informative.
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guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/common-words.md

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For content intended to inform the general public, common words are used, and definitions are available for uncommon words.
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Common words are used, and definitions are available for uncommon words that the target audience is unlikely to know.
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This requirement will include tests and techniques for content that is intended for specialized audiences rather than the general public.
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guidelines/groups/text-and-wording/clear-language/industry-specific-terms.md

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Numerical information includes sufficient context to avoid confusion when presenting dates, temperatures, time, and Roman numerals.

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