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AI was used to check spelling, grammar, and
sentence-rewriting suggestions; it was not used
for content creation.
For my next article, I will discuss why England
has its official ‘English English’ and we in the
United States now have the official ‘United States
English’ that was declared official by a 2025
Executive Order: Executive Order 14224; at
federal executive agencies. For more information
on the subject, see https://www.usenglish.org.
David Robert Shelvey is a solo practitioner
in Sumner, WA. He is a member of the
TPCBA Pierce County Lawyer Magazine
and CLE Committee. He has been an
attorney since 2015. He also volunteers as
a president and cook for a local nonprofit.
david@rockcraft.org.
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