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Re:Why Should You Use Plain Language? by orib on Friday September 19, 2008 @11:38PM (#309697)
The problem is that plain language is full of loopholes and double meanings. Legalese is hard to understand, but it tries to be precise and loophole-free.
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Re:Why Should You Use Plain Language? by reazalun on Saturday September 20, 2008 @12:28AM (#309719)
Yeah it's true generally. However, check the EULA of Google Desktop: http://desktop.google.com/eula.html

The word "shall" in it can be replaced with "must" to make it more plain.

Edit: This is some of the advice from the article: The use of "shall" creates confusion. To impose a legal obligation, use "must." To predict future action, use "will."

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Re:Why Should You Use Plain Language? by eru on Saturday September 20, 2008 @04:14PM (#310044)
Yes, though legal language is mostly still full of loopholes. Unfortunately.
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