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I put "Standard" in quotes because there is no such thing as "Standard" English. There is English as it is used (that is to say, as many dialects as there are p
by dymk 5y ago
I put "Standard" in quotes because there is no such thing as "Standard" English. There is English as it is used (that is to say, as many dialects as there are people who speak it).
What matters is that the meaning was conveyed correctly, and it was. Your prescriptivism may be welcome when drafting contracts meant for other lawyers who speak "Legalese English", but not here.
- dctoedt 5y ago> contracts meant for other lawyers who speak "Legalese English" That's a misconception. Contracts are supposed to be drafted so that non-lawyers can readily understand and follow them (and so that, when necessary, ordinary-citizen jurors can understand and enforce them). It's certainly true that some lawyers like to use legalese mumbo-jumbo. Maybe they want to make themselves look important. Or justify the hours they bill. Maybe they're terrified of deviating from what's been done before. But good lawyers aren't that way.
- yesenadam 5y agoMaybe speak for yourself on whether meaning was conveyed correctly and whether the GP's comments were welcome? It seems a bit ironic rebuking someone loftily about their "prescriptivism" while talking like that. I found the initial use of "substitute" very jarring, started wondering how common this backwards use of "substitute" might be nowadays, and when I saw GP's remarks on it thought "Ah, it's not just me then!".
- IncRnd 5y agoDo you also drive the store to the car? Hey, it's not a contract, so why not? It's not a question of "Legalese English". People should used words in the proper order to convey an idea, instead of using them in a backwards or random order.