Apparently no one ever "buys" or "sells" anything that often, or at least it's rarely discussed.

[mc776]

The Up-Goer 5 Text Editor

Attempting to rewrite this was an unmitigated failure, but I did manage to get most of my will (the only omission is that my boss gets my law books) and the Standard CBA Real Estate Undertakings letter.

And, of course, my job description, which in retrospect I've got a much easier job of writing in this thing than a lot of people.

(h/t: steorra who got into the hall of fame EDIT: and featured on io9 with a much superior work than mine)


EDIT: it occurs to me that, in glossing over just what papers need to be signed (3 out of 4 of them dealing with tax issues and the 4th being an instrument to effect a change in a government registry) and in focussing on the "bank" sense of "institutional chargeholder", I've conveniently avoided the entire issue of referring to government institutions or taxation. I'm actually kinda scared of what stark, awful admissions must be made about our society if I did have to make explicit references in compliance with UG5TE standards.

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[steorra]

"prolonged attempts to express [things in simple language] have resulted in lengthy explanations and elaborations of principles that were formerly concealed by terms of art and fixed expressions."

There's a C. S. Lewis essay about that...

[mc776]

Which essay did you have in mind?

[steorra]

I doubt I recalled which one when I wrote the comment, and I certainly don't now, but I may be able to look it up.

Yup, after paging through my book of Lewis essays I can identify it as one called 'Before We Can Communicate'. I can't readily find it online.