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url: /foundations/content-design/global-writing/overview.md
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  Global writing is easier to read, understand, and translate. This guidance is
  for all American English that is localized.
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# Global writing

Global writing is easier to read, understand, and translate. This guidance is for all American English that is localized.

**Overview** · [Word choice](word-choice.md)

![Global writing](/assets/fa64e927-mrodh0vv-content-design.DUdcngLP.webp)

## Overview

### Global writing

Global writing is the practice of writing inclusively for many cultures and optimizing for localization. This makes writing easier to read, understand, and translate. Writing for localization is necessary when a product will be translated, but can also be a helpful lens when writing for anyone.

![3 apps in different languages.](/assets/c33fb240-lvuo0vnn-1.Dy9C0D0P.webp)