@tnielsenhayden But... but... we want to know too. Please tell us?
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@chaosprime Oh, sorry! Because if you use two different words for one thing, users will assume you're referring to two different things.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@MrPersimmon Ever notice how often the standard formulations in legal language use two or three synonyms?5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tnielsenhayden@MrPersimmon Hrm. In "cease & desist", cease means stop, desist means don't start up again. Key technical distinction.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tnielsenhayden@MrPersimmon If you only ordered someone to cease, they could validly comply by momentarily not doing whatever it is.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chaosprime If "cease" is the only one of them you know, then in your vocabulary, "cease" means "stop" in all its senses.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tnielsenhayden *nod* Which is how trying to understand legal documents in general-usage terms gets one thoroughly fucked.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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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.6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@tnielsenhayden@chaosprime Lawyers who expect everyone else to work at understanding them are not doing their jobs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@evilrooster Common to all specialists gone sour: anyone confused by things they deal with 20 times a day is an idiot and an obstruction.
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