Boing Boing: Alfred Kahn's brave 1977 bid for clear corporate prose
‘He implored them to abandon phrases like “we deem it inappropriate” and to try out other such pomposities on their children to see if they passed the giggle test. He also railed against “data” as singular, the overuse of the passive voice, and the use “herein,” “hereunder,” “heretofore” and other archaic flourishes.’
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