[Proposal] hereto → to this

[zhonglish]

This is a proposal to retire the word hereto in favor of to this.

Legal compound. \”Parties hereto\” → \”parties to this agreement.\” Nobody else uses it.

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[willpets]

‘Parties hereto’ has a specific legal meaning that ‘parties to this’ doesn’t quite replicate. Legal English uses these compounds because everyone in the room knows exactly what they mean.

If it ain’t broke in court, don’t fix it.

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