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>written in arcane language, in various texts called "acts of parliament".

>British passports are issued to those who have a claim to British nationality under the British Nationality Act 1981.

Has the British language really evolved that much in the last 50 years?

1. hombre_fatal ◴[29 Jun 25 01:43 UTC] No.44409698[source]▶

The more obvious interpretation is that it’s written in a bureaucratic way that not everyone would understand.

Legal copy written in 2025 could be considered arcane.

It doesn’t mean the language of the time is hard to understand.

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