Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-1998
Keywords
Legal writing, Common English
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Abstract
The SEC has set out six "dear writing techniques" to require that disclosures be written in Plain English. Previous columns have addressed the first four techniques. This column addresses the fiflh: replacing jargon and legalese with short common words.
Recommended Citation
K.K. DuVivier, Plain English Part V: Go Aggro over Argot, 27 Colo. Law. 61 (Sept. 1998).
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