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Legalese is a cost-reduction technique founded on the principle of making your potential future case look as much like a previous case, even word for word, as p
by whatshisface 2y ago
Legalese is a cost-reduction technique founded on the principle of making your potential future case look as much like a previous case, even word for word, as possible.
- 0xDEAFBEAD 2y agoHm, interesting thesis. You should post that as a toplevel comment.
- bluGill 2y agoLegalese features complex grammar, anyone with good English skills and a lot of time could rewrite most laws so they are much easier to understand without losing all the cost reduction legalese provides.
- decatur 2y agoSurely, your claim would only apply to contracts or court decisions, but not to laws.