| Word | Why it is dangerous | Better habit |
|---|---|---|
| shall | Reads as command, promise, or future — courts have found all three | Use must for duty, will for future, may for discretion |
| may | Sometimes permission, sometimes power, sometimes possibility | Say "is entitled to" or "has power to" |
| and / or | Leaves open whether both, or either | Write "A, or B, or both" or "A and B" |
| said, such, same | Points backwards vaguely | Name the thing again |
| herein, thereto, thereof | Forces the reader to hunt | "in this agreement", "to that schedule" |
4 Little words, big problems
यो उत्तर युनिट १ मा छ — पूरै निःशुल्क।
यही युनिटका अरू उत्तर
- 1 Why plain language निःशुल्क
- 2 The fundamentals निःशुल्क
- 3 Overused words and formulas निःशुल्क
- 5 What the rules of interpretation do to ambiguity निःशुल्क
नोट AI-सहयोगमा बनेका हुन्; मुद्दाको नाम, मिति र धारा पाठ्यपुस्तक र नेपाल कानून पत्रिकासँग आफै जाँच्नुहोस्।