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*''We may, but shall not be obligated to, ...'': collapses quite happily down to “we may ...”. | *''We may, but shall not be obligated to, ...'': collapses quite happily down to “we may ...”. | ||
*And while we're on the subject of obligations, “[[obligated]]” is only a word if you have some kind of aversion to verbs: It is a {{tag|verb}}, inevitably used in the {{tag|passive}} (I am ''[[obliged]]'') that was then [[nominalisation|nominalised]] into a noun (I am subject to an ''[[obligation]]'') and then inexpertly converted back to a verb again (I am ''[[obligated]]''). There's a better, {{tag|active}}, English {{tag|verb}}: “[[must]]”. | *And while we're on the subject of obligations, “[[obligated]]” is only a word if you have some kind of aversion to verbs: It is a {{tag|verb}}, inevitably used in the {{tag|passive}} (I am ''[[obliged]]'') that was then [[nominalisation|nominalised]] into a noun (I am subject to an ''[[obligation]]'') and then inexpertly converted back to a verb again (I am ''[[obligated]]''). There's a better, {{tag|active}}, English {{tag|verb}}: “[[must]]”. | ||
*''Please be advised/please be aware/please note'': | *[[''Please be advised]]/[[please be aware]]/[[please note]]'': {{pleasebeadvised}} | ||
*''The parties agree that...'': A curiously redundant thing to write, it being an agreement and everything. Try something novel - ''don't say it''. | *''The parties agree that...'': A curiously redundant thing to write, it being an agreement and everything. Try something novel - ''don't say it''. | ||
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