An MIT study on “legalese” suggests this convoluted language acts to convey a sense of authority in legal documents. The researchers also found that even non-lawyers use legalese when asked to write laws.
  • orclev@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    That’s not what the study found, it in fact disproves that theory. It’s an interesting study with results that are quite surprising.