http://tc.eserver.org/authors/Mayhew,_Paul_and_Elizabeth_McBurney A bibliography of works by Mayhew, Paul and Elizabeth McBurney in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Mayhew,_Paul_and_Elizabeth_McBurney http://tc.eserver.org/24046.html http://tc.eserver.org/24046.html Strictly speaking, legalese isn't intended for use outside a judicial context, but quasi-legalistic writing, with its officious tone, wordiness, and complex terms, percolates into business, government, and public interest documents. It's a parroting of the real thing -- which is already hard to swallow -- and there's a lot of it around. That kind of legalese demands to be edited, because people will do almost anything to avoid reading it.