Talk:Memorandum of understanding

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Q&A

Q: How does a memorandum of understanding relate to a "letter of intent"?

A: Letter of intent means you are interested in pursuing an activity or performing a service but does not obligate you to perform. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.180.7.92 (talk • contribs) 19:10, 9 November 2005

Q: What are the consequences for breach of MOU between employee and employer?

Q: What is the legal value of MOU if agreed to register a partnership company between three partners and one of the partners dies before forming it?

A: There is no legal Value a MOU has. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.143.225.66 (talk) 09:53, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Q: What makes an MOU a binding contract?

What is the difference between an MOU and MOA?

A: The two terms are commonly used interchangeably, even though the words understanding (for an MOU) and agreement (for an MOA) are not synonymous. Taken literally, The Wiki for Memorandum of Understanding accurately describes an MOA, as it is all about agreement. An MOU, on the other hand, should typically be considered to be a precursor to an MOA; an MOU to affirm or reaffirm that all parties appear to be on the same page- at least in principle or in spirit, to be followed up with an MOA to more specifically spell out what is being agreed to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkaleita (talk • contribs) 14:10, 11 August 2010

As the above (i) is unsourced and (ii) differs from the view of previous contributors, I have proposed a merger of the two articles. Please discuss this at Talk:Memorandum of agreement. - Fayenatic (talk) 18:13, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The article on Letter of Intent specifically states that the two are not synonymous. In fact, it clearly states that a LoI can be a unilateral document, and the MoU must be bilateral. This has been my experience. This entire article on MoU is written in a colloquial manner, and I do not trust it at all! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.82.32.237 (talk) 21:05, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling MOU or MoU?

According to the rule that acronyms read in single letters "emm-oh-you" are spelled in all caps, I suggest we follow that rule in this article. I know this is often spelled MoU, but nobody reads it "mow"! If necessary, let's have a discussion about it here... Shenhemu (talk) 06:09, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]