In legal drafting, should you worry about using shall? Consider three examples: Subcontractor shall comply with all Contractor safety rules. “Seller” as used in this contract shall mean Oaker Services.
What I Did Last Summer
Writing abilities of new lawyers: I was pleased to learn that, according to my consultants, the writing ability of new lawyers these…
Readable Contracts Part 3
The average for the everyday English—17 words—is short but typical: everyday ……
Texas constitutional amendment–hard to understand
“The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence…
Literary References: More
Twenty-four everyday expressions that most people might not realize are from the Bible:
- Bite the dust
- Blind leading the blind
- Drop in the bucket
- Fall by the wayside
- Feet of clay
- Fight the good fight
- Fly in the ointment
- Gird
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