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Edit for plain English

✍️ WritingChatGPTBeginner

Task · Plain language
Time saved · 15 min per piece (estimate, not measured)

Steps

1. Open ChatGPT in a new chat
2. Paste the prompt and fill in the [brackets]
3. Paste your text or details where shown
4. Read the result, push back on anything off, and edit before you use it

Prompt / template

Edit this for plain English, following plain-language guidelines: use common words ("use" not "utilize", "help" not "facilitate"), active voice where it's clearer, one idea per sentence, sentences under 25 words, and "you" when talking to the reader. Define any term a smart outsider wouldn't know. Don't change the meaning. Return the edited text and list any terms you defined or replaced.
<text>[paste]</text>

Source · https://www.plainlanguage.gov/guidelines/words/use-simple-words-phrases/
Last checked · 2026-10-19

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