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title: Memo copywriting reference
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title: Memo copywriting
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aliases: /memos/copywriting-reference/
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# Memo copywriting
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Memos are short analyses of detected changes, whose _[diff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diff)_ is the atomic unit.
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Memos are short explanations of a specific change in some terms of a service.
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- They must first describe what has been added and what has been deleted.
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- Their secondary objective is to provide materials to demonstrate matters of interest and further investigations.
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- They remove the technical and expertise barriers needed to interpret a textual change.
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- They can provide additional context to make sense of that change, such as outlining the regulation, geopolitical tensions or public controversy that likely led to it.
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- They can also highlight the potential consequences of that change on the users and partners of the service, as well as potential real-world harms to society.
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## Structure
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- Do not italicise citations, use quotes.
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- Minimise the length of citations because legal text is often very wordy.
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- Only quote the text before modification if it is strictly necessary to understand the change, to reduce the risk of confusion and length.
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- __If changes have been made in a specific jurisdiction, mention it in the memo. Do not mention jurisdiction when changes have been made globally.__
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- If changes have been made in a specific jurisdiction, mention it in the memo. Do not mention jurisdiction when changes have been made globally.
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- If you write in a different language than the detected change, always look for citations in the version of the document that matches the language of writing if it exists instead of translating them yourself.
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- __Use British English throughout__
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- “organisation” and not “organization”
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- Use British English throughout (e.g. “organisation” and not “organization”).
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- Don't use full stops in abbreviations (e.g. write “EU” and “USA” instead of “E.U.” and “U.S.A.”).
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- For more details, follow the [Guardian style guide](https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-style-guide-a).
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- *New Hart’s Rules. The Oxford Style Guide*, 2014
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- *New Hart’s Rules. The Oxford Style Guide*, 2014.
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**Example**
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