Comments on: “Plain Language” or “Standard English”? http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: AdamsDrafting » Blog Archive » Article in The Lawyers Weekly on “Plain Language Movement” http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/comment-page-1/#comment-83131 AdamsDrafting » Blog Archive » Article in The Lawyers Weekly on “Plain Language Movement” Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:32:41 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/#comment-83131 [...] I explained in this November 2006 post why I refer to “standard English” rather than “plain [...] [...] I explained in this November 2006 post why I refer to “standard English” rather than “plain [...]

]]> By: Ken Adams http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 Ken Adams Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:41:31 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/#comment-1296 Cheryl: I understand your distinction, but I think it's overly subtle for my purposes. I'll make do with "standard English" for both steps. Ken Cheryl: I understand your distinction, but I think it’s overly subtle for my purposes. I’ll make do with “standard English” for both steps. Ken

]]> By: Cheryl Stephens http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 Cheryl Stephens Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:26:50 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/#comment-1293 I think you are right to use the term Standard English. Some of us who teach plain language suggest a two step process for converting legalese: 1) rewrite in Standard English 2) revise in plain language. The first step often discloses gaps in logic or facts. Your advice often stops at step 1. Which is a significant step forward. CS I think you are right to use the term Standard English. Some of us who teach plain language suggest a two step process for converting legalese: 1) rewrite in Standard English
2) revise in plain language.

The first step often discloses gaps in logic or facts.

Your advice often stops at step 1.
Which is a significant step forward.
CS

]]> By: Josh Ard http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 Josh Ard Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:11:24 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2006/11/27/plain-language-or-standard-english/#comment-1263 Why not ordinary English? That doesn't implicate puerilization or hegemony or other sorts of power relations. Why not ordinary English? That doesn’t implicate puerilization or hegemony or other sorts of power relations.

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