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*[[May]] — don’t confer entitlements that the parties had in any case. Don’t say a thing more than is necessary. Don’t overcommunicate. ''Less is more''. | |||
*[[By]] — [[passive]] tense. Write in the active, with energy, and in a way that clearly assigns and accepts responsibility | *[[By]] — [[passive]] tense. Write in the active, with energy, and in a way that clearly assigns and accepts responsibility | ||
*[[Of]] — nominalisation, adjectivisation | *[[Of]] — nominalisation, adjectivisation | ||
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*[[Without limitation]] — parentheticals that by definition do not add anything. | *[[Without limitation]] — parentheticals that by definition do not add anything. | ||
*[[Leverage]] — jargon that is designed to make the writer look wise, and not the reader enlightened. | *[[Leverage]] — jargon that is designed to make the writer look wise, and not the reader enlightened. | ||
*[[For the avoidance of doubt]] — writing that fails to avoid doubt in the first place. | *[[For the avoidance of doubt|Doubt]] — writing that fails to avoid doubt in the first place. | ||
*[[ | *[[Judge]] — question motivation for writing this way. | ||