At 10:56 PM 9/17/00 -0400, Rogers Cadenhead wrote:
>At 10:37 PM 9/17/00 -0400, Adam Dray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I don't mean this in any snotty way: Explaining legalese is what lawyers
>>are for.
>
>No -- *generating* legalese is what lawyers are for. If they wrote things
>in clear English that everyone could understand, we wouldn't need as
>many lawyers or judges.
>
Unfortunately, legalese evolved because 'plain english' -- isn't.
Statements such as "He has acute apendicitis" are harder to understand than
"He has a tummy ache" -- but are also more accurate. Legalese is complex,
but it's also PRECISE -- precise enough that it sets out boundaries which
can be obeyed.
I advocate a detailed FAQ which serves the purpose of a 'plain english'
version, but with the legalese one remaining as well.
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