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Select words carefully.


CONTROL ID
06102
CONTROL TYPE
Establish/Maintain Documentation
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Standardize word usage., CC ID: 06104

This Control has the following implementation support Control(s):
  • Define the use of keywords in the sentence structure guidelines., CC ID: 06159
  • Establish and maintain a list of complex terms to be simplified., CC ID: 06163


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • Choose words carefully. To find that word, use the dictionary and bounce words and drafts off any member of the office who will listen. What a word means to you may not be what it means to the next person. (ยง 102(d), House Legislative Counsel's Manual on Drafting Style, 104th Congress, 1st Session)