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TECHNICALLY "plain" means a number of things but most definitions revolve around: "easy to perceive or understand; clear, not decorated or elaborate". By a dic

by criley2 13y ago

TECHNICALLY "plain" means a number of things but most definitions revolve around: "easy to perceive or understand; clear, not decorated or elaborate". By a dictionary definition (a technical one), convoluted legalese is anything but plain English.

pekk 13y ago
So there is clear and precise language, and then there is plain and vague language which is easily interpreted. Which would you rather have in legally binding contracts to which you are voluntarily a party?
- criley2 13y ago
  Nice little question, but that doesn't change the fact that you have to be a lawyer yourself to buy the argument that pages of legalese is "plain english".
  - pekk 13y ago
    I think the problem is not legalese but the concept and scope of TOS (at least in US law)