Revise for Clarity

The following sentences contain examples of jargon, foreign expressions, and acronyms used inappropriately. Read each sentence and then revise it in order to make it clearer.

The WARDM (West African Regional Development Marketplace) has received over 1,800 proposals in response to a call for proposals for the best business ideas in each country.


In the case of local or regional procurement, the rule of caveat emptor must apply.

The minister stated that his counterpart seemed to have an idée fixe on the subject.