Look at the two texts in A in the vocabulary section. Find an example in the texts of each of the four
characteristics of bureaucratic language listed in the bullets in A.
Possible Answer
- Use of ‘longer’ and ‘grand’ vocabulary: attained instead of reached; bestowed on instead of given to; adjoining instead of next to; property instead of home
- Use of passive when active would do: Your request … is hereby rejected instead of We hereby reject your request to … ; No exceptions … will be considered instead of We will not consider any exceptions
- Use of noun as the subject of the sentence: No exceptions to the aforementioned procedure will be considered instead of We will not consider any exceptions …
- Avoidance of ‘you’: Any and all appeals regarding this decision must be submitted instead of You must submit any app
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