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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}}: | |||
:''{{Template:2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions 1.16}}'' | |||
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}}, 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=== | |||
Which inevitably calls to mind that wonderful scene from the young ones: | Which inevitably calls to mind that wonderful scene from the young ones: | ||
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Relevant
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 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions:
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 Shares?
This author says “no”. Fun fact: “relevant” appears 272 times in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions, 119 times in the IETA Master Agreement, 89 times in the ISDA EU Emissions Annex and only 84 times in the ISDA Master Agreement.
The stock Young Ones referenceWhich inevitably calls to mind that wonderful scene from the young ones: In The Young Ones,[1] just before The Damned kicked off a boisterous rendition of their punk classic Nasty, Mike and Vyvyan agonised over their failure to get their new video recorder working. It is a parable for today’s uncertain times.
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