与大陆法系国家或其他国家的商人签约，没必要使用英美法系合同前文中的订约缘由条款。比如，可将“This Agreement, made ... WHEREAS ... and WHEREAS ... NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of ... it is hereby agreed as follows”的冗长文句简化为：“This Agreement is made ... It is mutually agreed as follows”
有了“签约地点”，一般可省去“适用法律”和“诉讼管辖”条款；
“通知手续”和“完整条款”，若不是重要正式合同，可省略；
已有双方合法代表亲笔签字，合同可以不再盖印；
注意：合同的基本条款不能省略；不要因简化而忽略了合同的合法性、全面性、明确性和严密性。
四、合同用词和用语的改革
与基础英语相比，合同的词语较复杂、繁冗、晦涩、难读。因此，国外，特别是美国要求法律文件的格式和语言应 当现代化的呼声愈来愈强烈。Robert E. Swindle早在美国1980年出版的The Business Communicator一书中就写到： ... legal and quasilegal documents can and are being written in everyday language. Several leading companies are rewriting their legal forms voluntarily, and the State of New York recently passed a law requiring that businesses write consumer contracts in nontechnical language. Additionally, the President of the United States has directed all administrative agencies to write future regulations in what he termed plain English for a change.
