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ERIC Number: EJ286535
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Reference Count: 0
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ERIC/RCS Reports: Just Sign Your Name on the Dotted Line.
O'Donnell, Holly
English Journal, v72 n6 p59-62 Oct 1983
Describes the characteristics of legalese--inflated and obscure legal language--and suggests strategies for helping present and future document designers create understandable prose. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Secondary Education, Technical Writing, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: ERIC Publications; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Jargon; Legal Vocabulary; Legal Writing