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{{pe}}Like the even ghastlier “[[applicable]]”, an adjective that carries precisely no semantic content. For, if a concept is ''not'' relevant, [[it goes without saying]] that it is not — well, ''relevant'' to the subject at hand. So one hardly needs to add a qualifier to distinguish the things you are not talking about from ones that you are. | {{pe}}{{dpn|ˈrɛlɪvənt|adj|}} | ||
An adjective used to make a sentence that doesn’t seem long enough longer. | |||
Like the even ghastlier “[[applicable]]”, an adjective that carries precisely no semantic content. For, if a concept is ''not'' relevant, [[it goes without saying]] that it is not — well, ''relevant'' to the subject at hand. So one hardly needs to add a qualifier to distinguish the things you are not talking about from ones that you are. | |||
To pull a random example from the {{eqdefs}}: | To pull a random example from the {{eqdefs}}: | ||
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Now this seems like a fine thing to say, until you put the contrary case: is can you imagine a court finding in favour of a counterparty claiming to labour under the misapprehension that he meant to talk about an Issuer of ''[[irrelevant]]'' {{eqderivprov|Shares}}? | Now this seems like a fine thing to say, until you put the contrary case: is can you imagine a court finding in favour of a counterparty claiming to labour under the misapprehension that he meant to talk about an Issuer of ''[[irrelevant]]'' {{eqderivprov|Shares}}? | ||
This author says “no”. Fun fact: “[[relevant]]” appears 272 times in the {{eqdefs}}, and | This author says “no”. Fun fact: “[[relevant]]” appears 272 times in the {{eqdefs}}, 119 times in the {{ietama}}, 89 times in the {{emissionsannex}} and only 84 times in the {{isdama}}. | ||
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===The stock [[Young Ones]] reference=== | ===The stock [[Young Ones]] reference=== | ||
Which inevitably calls to mind that wonderful scene from the young ones: | Which inevitably calls to mind that wonderful scene from the young ones: | ||
{{video nasty}} | {{video nasty}}}} | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} |