Official Speak Exercises: Level 4 Example

Example 1: Redundant Phrasing

When filling out form 27-B, please ensure that all required information is thoroughly articulated in a manner that is clear and concise, without any unnecessary verbosity or redundancy. Failure to do so may result in the necessity to rephrase and re-submit the form in its entirety.

Example 2: Unnecessary Jargon

Official Speak Exercises: Level 4 Example

Example 3: Mandatory Buzzwords

As per section 7-A, subsection 3, paragraph 2 of the Bureaucratic Manual, it is hereby mandated that all official communications shall be replete with the following buzzwords: synergy, paradigm, paradigmatic, paradigmatically, and paradigmatically-ically. Failure to comply will result in the necessity to rephrase and re-submit.

Example 4: Unnecessary Acronyms

When filling out form 27-B, please ensure that all relevant sections are completed with the utmost expediency, utilizing the requisite acronyms, viz. B.A.S.E., S.A.R.S., and T.L.A.T.G.A. Failure to do so may result in the necessity to rephrase and re-submit the form, or, in extreme cases, be forced to re-register with the B.A.S.E. Registration Agency.

Example 5: Mandatory Jargon-Free Paragraphs

We require that all official documents be written in a style that is clear and concise, without any extraneous jargon or technical terms. Please ensure that all sentences are short, punchy, and to the point, without any unnecessary verbiage or circumlocutions.