the Daily Whale - 11 October 1993

Learn Bureaucratese!

Lesson 3: The superficial similarity between bureaucratese and English confuses many novices. The terms for common concepts are actually quite different. For English “now,” say “at this point in time.” For “aids” say “positively impacts.” For “Is it any good?” say “Provide documentation pertinent to the mission-relative evaluation of the article, as specified in Strategic Internal Planning Document 384-31XT-4/W, heading 12, in conformance with ICR/r7A-2.”