{"id":2873,"date":"2011-09-26T10:59:17","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T00:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2012-06-03T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T05:03:04","slug":"writing-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/09\/writing-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been asked recently about grammar and proper English for ‘important documents’ such as a contract.<\/p>\n

Writing a contract has so much mystique and importance associated with it\u00a0that many people find the thought of a contract to be intimidating. And to be honest, contracts written in legalese<\/a> help that perception.<\/p>\n

However, a contract is simply an agreement between two (or more) parties.<\/p>\n

And a well written contract is simply communicating the details of an agreement.<\/p>\n

A contract will outline the details of the arrangement so some contracts are much longer than others and some need much more attention to finer details such as provided by a lawyer. But the bottom line is that it is a business document and needs to communicate a clear message.<\/p>\n

Writing contracts<\/h3>\n

Writing a contract is like any other business writing in that<\/p>\n

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  1. spelling is important<\/li>\n
  2. grammar is important<\/li>\n
  3. punctuation is important to ensure the correct meaning is understood<\/li>\n
  4. good writing basics<\/a> are important – for example, a contract needs no more capital letters<\/a> than any other document<\/li>\n
  5. clarity and simplicity make it easier to understand and read<\/li>\n
  6. knowing the purpose beforehand makes it easier to write<\/li>\n
  7. proof reading<\/a> – and a second opinion – is critical<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I’ve been asked recently about grammar and proper English for ‘important documents’ such as a contract. Writing a contract has so much mystique and importance associated with it\u00a0that many people find the thought of a contract to be intimidating. And to be honest, contracts written in legalese help that perception. However, a contract is simply […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,60],"tags":[744,922,1346,1345],"class_list":["post-2873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-info-tools","category-writing","tag-clarity","tag-communicate","tag-contract","tag-contract-writing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t