Allen165
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"'Shall' is one of those officious and obsolete words that has encumbered legal style writing for many years." (Federal Plain Language Guidelines: Use “must” to indicate requirements)
I don't know what the writer means by "officious." None of the definitions provided on thefreedictionary.com (officious - definition of officious by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.) fit; "shall" is certainly not an informal word.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I don't know what the writer means by "officious." None of the definitions provided on thefreedictionary.com (officious - definition of officious by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.) fit; "shall" is certainly not an informal word.
Any ideas?
Thanks!