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{{pe}}Much of the text that comprises a modern financial services | {{pe}}Much of the text that comprises a modern [[Finance contract|financial services contract]] amounts to textual [[throat-clearing]]: filler to create heft and dispel the sinking feeling that what you might be up to by entering this binding legal arrangement might not be very much at all. | ||
There are easy expressions to lob in which can make a simple sentence longer: [[from time to time]]; [[as the case may be]]; there are more complicated parentheticals of theoretically endless length, which add nothing “([[for the avoidance of doubt]] ...)”; “([[including without limitation]] ...)”; “([[whether or not]] ...)” | There are easy expressions to lob in which can make a simple sentence longer: [[from time to time]]; [[as the case may be]]; there are more complicated parentheticals of theoretically endless length, which add nothing “([[for the avoidance of doubt]] ...)”; “([[including without limitation]] ...)”; “([[whether or not]] ...)” and grandiose flummeries one can interpose to make everyday verbs sound longer: “''take appropriate steps to'' identify” | ||
There are more complicated [[disclaimer]]s and statements of the negative which can occupy pages at a time, stating in definitive terms what the parties are not agreeing to. The classic example of this is the [[legal opinion]], which is nothing ''but'' [[throat-clearing]]: a long and detailed limitation of its own liability which a [[law firm]] will charge you handsomely for preparing. | There are more complicated [[disclaimer]]s and statements of the negative which can occupy pages at a time, stating in definitive terms what the parties are not agreeing to. The classic example of this is the [[legal opinion]], which is nothing ''but'' [[throat-clearing]]: a long and detailed limitation of its own liability which a [[law firm]] will charge you handsomely for preparing. |