in plain English

Example Sentences

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Example: “Thanks for sending this proposal. We will socialize and revert” which means, in plain English, “We’ll run it up the chain of command to see if we can get it approved, and then get back to you with the decision or additional comments.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In plain English, you’re paying a 100% entry charge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rubin’s skills, former colleagues say, included an encyclopedic recall, the ability to explain his bets in plain English and a high threshold for risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here’s the investment case in plain English: The science works.

From MarketWatch

In plain English, federal officials had looked at a map and determined that Glenn Medical was not 35 miles from the nearest hospital by so-called main roads as required by law — it was just 32.

From Los Angeles Times