Plain English Words Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
Q

Instead of:

“as to”

A

Use:

“about, of, by, for, in”

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2
Q

Instead of:

“bring an action against”

A

Use:

“sue”

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3
Q

Instead of:

“herein”

A

Use:

“in this [agreement]”

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4
Q

Instead of:

“inasmuch as”

A

Use:

“since, because”

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5
Q

Instead of:

“instant case”

A

Use:

“here, this case”

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6
Q

Instead of:

“in the event that”

A

Use:

“if”

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7
Q

Instead of:

“not less than”

A

Use:

“at least”

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8
Q

Instead of:

“prior to”

A

Use:

“before”

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9
Q

Instead of:

“pursuant to”

A

Use:

“under, by, in accordance with”

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10
Q

Instead of:

“subsequent to”

A

Use:

“after”

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11
Q

Instead of:

“such”

A

Use:

“that, this, those, the”

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Q

Instead of:

“such”

A

Use:

“that, this, those, the”

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13
Q

Instead of:

“thereafter”

A

Use:

“later”

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14
Q

Instead of:

“therein”

A

Use:

“in it, in them, inside”

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15
Q

Instead of:

“are in mitigation of”

A

Use:

“mitigate”

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16
Q

Instead of:

“are in mitigation of”

A

Use:

“mitigate”

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17
Q

Instead of:

“conduct an examination of”

A

Use:

“examine”

18
Q

Instead of:

“make accommodation for”

A

Use:

“accommodate”

19
Q

Instead of:

“make provision for”

A

Use:

“provide for”

20
Q

Instead of:

“provide a description of”

A

Use:

“describe”

21
Q

Instead of:

“submit an application”

A

Use:

“apply”

22
Q

Instead of:

“take into consideration”

A

Use:

“consider”

23
Q

Instead of:

“an adequate number of”

A

Use:

“enough”

24
Q

Instead of:

“a number of”

A

Use:

“many, several”

25
Instead of: "a sufficient number of"
Use: "enough"
26
Instead of: "at the present time"
Use: "now"
27
Instead of: "at the time when"
Use: "when"
28
Instead of: "at this point in time"
Use: "now"
29
Instead of: "during such time as"
Use: "while"
30
Instead of: "during the course of"
Use: "during"
31
Instead of: "for the reason that"
Use: "because"
32
Instead of: "in the event that"
Use: "if"
33
Instead of: "in the near future"
Use: "soon"
34
Instead of: "is able to"
Use: "can"
35
Instead of: "notwithstanding the fact that"
Use: "although"
36
Instead of: "on a daily basis"
Use: "daily"
37
Instead of: "on the ground that"
Use: "because"
38
Instead of: "prior to"
Use: "before"
39
Instead of: "subsequent to"
Use: "after"
40
Instead of: "the majority of"
Use: "most"
41
Instead of: "until such time as"
Use: "until"