Golden Bull Award
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The Golden Bull Award is an award that is given annually by the Plain English Campaign to an organisation who has made what is deemed by the campaign to be a confusing and bad use of English (see gobbledygook).[1]
[edit] Past "Winners"
Started in 1980, this award has been famously (or infamously) given to the NHS for a 229 word definition of a bed, and in 1981 winners were sent a parcel of tripe through the mail.[2]
- 2004
- Bank of Scotland, British Airways, Department of Health, European Commission, The GENIUS Project (based at the University of Reading), Panorama Software, Trilogy Telecom, TriMedia
- 2007
- Virgin Trains for a letter about problems booking online
- UKTV for a press release
- BAA for a sign at Gatwick Airport
- Fastway Couriers for terms and conditions
- Nestle for a 'Project News Report'
- Translink for a sign at Coleraine railway station
- Warwickshire Children, Young People and Families Division for meeting minutes
- 2008
- Scottish Life
- Met Office website
- HM Revenue and Customs
- The Co-operative ecotown website
- VCA Midlands Centre
- DC Site Services website
- Balfour Beatty
[edit] References
- ^ "Golden Bull Award Gores Bad English". St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN). 26 November 1989. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5D9345C5CA22A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Awards". Plain English Campaign. http://www.plainenglishcampaign.com/awards/about-the-awards.html. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
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