The 350 ppm target, which once seemed so obscure, had by the end of the talks become an expression of plain speech. (earthisland.org)
Today I'm just going to lay it all out in plain speech because I've got a ton of things going on but I don't want you to have to wait any longer for this amazing recipe. (theurbanposer.com)
Pinker also notes that we may be reluctant to use plain speech because it may indicate that we are not as sophisticated as we would like to appear. (slaw.ca)