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A Plain English Tool That Untangles Dense, Overwritten Sentences

Paste in a paragraph of legal jargon, corporate-speak, or academic prose and get back the same meaning in clear, direct English — without losing accuracy.

A Plain English Tool That Untangles Dense, Overwritten Sentences

Features

Everything you need

Meaning-First Rewriting

Rewrites for clarity by identifying the actual point of a sentence first, then rebuilding it — not just swapping in shorter synonyms.

Jargon and Nominalization Detector

Flags buried verbs, passive constructions, and stacked noun phrases that make sentences feel technical but say little.

Tone Control

Choose how plain to go — light edit for polished writing, or full rewrite for readers with no background in the subject.

How It Works

From input to plain English

1

Paste your text

Drop in a sentence, paragraph, or full document — contracts, emails, policies, or reports all work.

2

Pick your plainness level

Select a light clarity pass or a full plain-English rewrite depending on your audience.

3

Compare and edit

See original and rewritten text side by side, then tweak wording before you copy it out.

Why Retardify

Built for clarity

1

Readers stop rereading

When sentences are structured around one clear idea, people understand them the first time, not the third.

2

You keep the substance

Unlike generic simplifiers, it preserves specific terms, numbers, and obligations instead of vaguely softening them.

Overview

A plain English tool takes writing that's technically correct but hard to follow — dense legal clauses, corporate memos, academic abstracts, government notices — and rewrites it so an ordinary reader can understand it on the first pass. It doesn't just shorten sentences; it identifies the real subject and action buried under qualifiers, passive voice, and stacked nouns, then rebuilds the sentence around them.

This is useful anywhere clarity determines whether someone acts correctly on what they read. Common use cases include:

  • Simplifying contracts and policy documents for customers
  • Rewriting internal HR or compliance communications
  • Making academic or technical writing accessible to general readers
  • Cleaning up emails and reports before they go out

It's built for people who already know their content is accurate but suspect it's not landing — writers, editors, communications teams, and anyone translating specialist knowledge for a non-specialist audience. The goal isn't to dumb content down, but to remove the friction between what's written and what's understood.

What sets a dedicated plain English tool apart from a general grammar or paraphrasing tool is intent: it specifically targets the structural habits that make writing feel official but unclear — passive constructions, buried verbs, long subordinate clauses — rather than just checking spelling or swapping synonyms.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

It restructures sentences so the subject, verb, and main point come first, cuts unnecessary qualifiers and nominalizations, and shortens sentence length where that improves clarity — while keeping the original facts and terms intact.

Pricing

Simple, credit-based pricing

Free

$0/month

Perfect for trying out Retardify

  • 25 credits per month
  • Both Retardify tiers
  • PDF & Word export
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$10/month

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  • 1,000 credits per month
  • Credits roll over, max 3,000
  • Priority processing
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Yearly Pro

$100/year

Best value for serious users

  • 15,000 credits per year
  • Credits roll over, max 18,000
  • Save $20 vs. monthly
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Make Your Next Sentence Easier to Understand

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