English Plain
Why is there so much BS in legal documents? Can’t they just use plain english?
I’m looking for a sample contract to use as a consultant for a job I’m doing and most samples out there contain a ton of weird verbiage like it was written 400 years ago or something. Why can’t contracts just be in plain english?
They actually are written (usually) in relatively ordinary english. The problem is that they need to be worded in such a way that there is NO ambiguity or misunderstanding. That complicates the wording a lot.
A simple thing like a misplaced comma can result in huge problems for a contract. There was a case a few year ago in New Brunswick, Canada, where a contract between a cel phone provider and utility was judged in one party’s favor with a completely different meaning than intended, all because of one single misplaced comma.
Keep searching, you should be able to find an employment or consulting contract online that you can modify to suit your situation. Change all the ‘party of the First Part’ stuff to actual names, that alone will often simplify the document.
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PLAIN OLD ENGLISH SUGAR TONG 1912 W S SAVAGE & CO $44.95 |
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ENGLISH STERLING PLAIN WITH GADROON BORDER SALT CELLAR BALL FEET LONDON 1810 $120.00 |
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PLAIN ICE CREAM SPOONS 2 BY S S CO FLAT BOTTOM ENGLISH $19.95 |
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ENGLISH STERLING PLAIN REED EWER LONDON 1896 Sibray, Hall & Co $950.00 |
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SCOTCH THISTLE TOP PIERCED PLAIN PICKLE FORK ENGLISH $24.95 |
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PLAIN PICKLE FORK with PLUNGER ENGLISH PLATE $34.95 |
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PLAIN VICTORINA DRINKING STRAW ENGLISH PLATE $29.95 |
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ENGLISH STERLING PLAIN WITH FLOWER VANITY JAR OR RING BOX BIRMINGHAM 1953 S&M $325.00 |
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ENGLISH STERLING PLAIN WINE COASTER WALNUT WOOD BOTTOM LONDON 1970 M&H $250.00 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN LUNCHEON FORK QUEENS PLATE $8.95 |
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PLAIN LARGE SALAD SERVING TONGS xx BIRKS ENGLISH EPNS $49.95 |
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PLAIN SUGAR ICE TONGS EXETER ENGLISH STERLING SILVER $56.95 |
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PLAIN PICKLE FORK with PLUNGER ENGLISH $29.95 |
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WALLIS & HAYNE PLAIN OLD ENGLISH LADLE 1809 $99.95 |
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PLAIN SAUCE OR MAYO LADLE ENGLISH R EPNS $18.95 |
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PLAIN OR OLD ENGLISH SET OF SALAD SERVERSITALY EPZN $29.95 |
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ENGLISH SILVER PLATE PLAIN DRINKING MUG BY JAMES DIXON & SONS 1835-1920 $35.00 |
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ENGLISH STERLING PLAIN OVAL PIERCED BOWL BIRMINGHAM 1929 BY Britton, Gould & Co $350.00 |
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ENGLISH STERLING CASED PLAIN SPOON FORK & NAPKIN RING TRAVEL SET BIRMINGHAM 1933 $175.00 |
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PLAIN WITH BEADED BORDERS SALT CELLARS HOOF FEET 1903/04 ENGLISH STERLING $195.00 |
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OLD ENGLISH PLAIN SUGAR TONGS B & J S LTD $19.95 |
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PLAIN EPNS MARMALADE OR JAM SPOON ENGLISH $14.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN SUGAR SIFTER LADLE BY MAPPIN & WEBB ENGLAND $39.95 |
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unknown PLAIN DESIGN EGG SPOON SILVER PLATE BY ENGLISH MAKER $9.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH PLAIN OVAL or SOUP SPOON B & J S LTD $14.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH PLAIN SALT SPOON B & J S LTD $9.95 |
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PLAIN OLD ENGLISH DESSERT FORKS 2 A GILLATT $22.95 |
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PLAIN unknown set of 8 DEMITASSE SPOONS BY ARTHUR PRICE ENGLISH PLATE $59.95 |
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old english antique from 1880 sterling ladle gravy plain $148.99 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN SALAD SERVERS BY FALSTAFF ENGLAND $29.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN LARGE TEA SPOON BY WILLIAM PAGE & CO ENGLAND 1834 $9.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN GRAPEFRUIT SPOON BY E L SHEFFIELD $9.95 |
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SALEM SILVER PLATE PLAIN aka OLD ENGLISH ICE CUBE TONGS $24.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN TABLE SPOON BY ELITE $15.95 |
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PLAIN EPNS SET OF 6 OYSTER FORKS w SERVING FORK ENGLISH $69.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN SUGAR SPOON QUEENS PLATE $14.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN ROUND or GUMBO SPOONQUEENS PLATE $15.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN DEMITASSE SPOON QUEENS PLATE $7.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN MASTER BUTTER KNIFE QUEENS PLATE $14.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN SERVING or TABLE SPOON QUEENS PLATE $23.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN 5 OCLOCK SPOON QUEENS PLATE $6.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH PLAIN TABLE SPOON GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS $29.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN DINNER FORK QUEENS PLATE $11.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN OVAL or DESSERT SPOONQUEENS PLATE $9.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH or PLAIN LUNCHEON FORKQUEENS PLATE $9.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH PLAIN MARMALADE OR JAM SPOON B & J S LTD $29.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH PLAIN SALT SPOON EVERWHITE SILVER $15.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH aka PLAIN FISH KNIFE & FORK SHEFFIELD $34.95 |
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PLAIN ICE CREAM SPOON FLAT BOTTOM ENGLISH $9.95 |
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OLD ENGLISH OR PLAIN SUGAR TONGS BY JB S ENGLAND $39.95 |