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See {{f|flannel}}. A good {{tag|metaphor}} for bad legal writing: it does no harm, but no good either<ref>which is a paradox itself, for words that do no harm but do no good get in the way, which is ''in itself'' harmful.< | See {{f|flannel}}. A good {{tag|metaphor}} for bad legal writing: it does no harm, but no good either<ref>which is a paradox itself, for words that do no harm but do no good get in the way, which is ''in itself'' harmful.</ref>. If you go to the store, [[celery]] is on your list, and they have none, it is not something you feel the need to [[I'm not going to die in a ditch about it|die in a ditch about]]. | ||
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See flannel. A good metaphor for bad legal writing: it does no harm, but no good either[1]. If you go to the store, celery is on your list, and they have none, it is not something you feel the need to die in a ditch about.
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- ↑ which is a paradox itself, for words that do no harm but do no good get in the way, which is in itself harmful.