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A [[council]] is a municipal body where mediocre people make bad decisions about local affairs. “[[Council]]” comes from ''concilium'', the {{tag|Latin}} word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: ''con-'' (‘together’) + ''calare'' (‘to summon’). | A [[council]] is a municipal body where mediocre people make bad decisions about local affairs. “[[Council]]” comes from ''concilium'', the {{tag|Latin}} word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: ''con-'' (‘together’) + ''calare'' (‘to summon’). | ||
A [[council]] is not, ever, a legal adviser: not even a [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] one. | A [[council]] is not, ever, a legal adviser: not even a [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] one. That fellow is your ''[[counsel]]''. This also comes from {{tag|Latin}}: ''consilium'' (“consultation, advice”), and the verb ''consulere'' (“to consult”). | ||
Lawyers (even [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] ones) will laugh up their sleeves at you should you suggest the need to go and seek a [[legal council]]’s advice. A council never gave sensible advice to anyone. Okay, okay, you might say your average [[counsel]] isn’t much better. | Lawyers (even [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] ones) will laugh up their sleeves at you should you suggest the need to go and seek a [[legal council]]’s advice. A council never gave sensible advice to anyone. Okay, okay, you might say your average [[counsel]] isn’t much better. | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 4 May 2018
A council is a municipal body where mediocre people make bad decisions about local affairs. “Council” comes from concilium, the Latin word for an assembly or convocation of clever people: con- (‘together’) + calare (‘to summon’).
A council is not, ever, a legal adviser: not even a mediocre one. That fellow is your counsel. This also comes from Latin: consilium (“consultation, advice”), and the verb consulere (“to consult”).
Lawyers (even mediocre ones) will laugh up their sleeves at you should you suggest the need to go and seek a legal council’s advice. A council never gave sensible advice to anyone. Okay, okay, you might say your average counsel isn’t much better.
But actually, what a cool name for a law firm: the Legal Council. Imagine how much unintentional/subliminal work they’d get. A bit like a band called EXIT or PUSH PUSH (yes I'm looking at you, Mickey Havoc) or a motel that names itself purely to get the first entry in the yellow pages: Like the Aabaalea motel in Christchurch New Zealand.