@tnielsenhayden *nod* Which is how trying to understand legal documents in general-usage terms gets one thoroughly fucked.
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@chaosprime Or other legal dialects, viz. newbie authors who take their publishing contract to their uncle the real estate lawyer. -
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@chaosprime Are lawyers generally in the habit of expecting everyone else to work at understanding them? That's been my experience so far. -
@tnielsenhayden@chaosprime IME, lawyers should speak Human to clients and Lawyer to each other. Lawyer is a more precise language. - 4 more replies
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@tnielsenhayden General usage operates fine while everybody's pals. In the breach, every crossed T counts. -
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@chaosprime True. The language of adversarial proceedings is anything but natural. - 1 more reply
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@chaosprime@tnielsenhayden And this is why good bureaucrats are vital -- users regardless of intelligence/language need help navigating.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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