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Christopher Williams, The impact of plain language on legal English in the United Kingdom. Abingdon: Routledge, 2022. Pp. xi + 206. ISBN 9780367457297.

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Christopher Williams, The impact of plain language on legal English in the United Kingdom. Abingdon: Routledge, 2022. Pp. xi + 206. ISBN 9780367457297.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2023

Mark Adler
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English Language & Linguistics , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , March 2024 , pp. 189 - 195
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Mark Adler is a retired English solicitor.

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