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By your explanation, the language is broken by design. It cannot simultaneously not change while also develop shibboleths.
by tomrod 4y ago
By your explanation, the language is broken by design. It cannot simultaneously not change while also develop shibboleths.
- CharlesW 4y agoThe parent commenter said explicitly that Legal English¹ "builds up its own jargon and shibboleths". However, this type of change happens differently than how general English evolves. It might help to think of Legal English as a DSL. ¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_English
- tomrod 4y agoThat's actually a great way to classify it and makes sense.