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A [[council]] is not, ever, a legal adviser: not even a [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] one. The word you are after is ''[[counsel]]''. This also comes from Latin: ''consilium'' (‘consultation, advice’), and the verb ''consulere'' (‘to consult’). | A [[council]] is not, ever, a legal adviser: not even a [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] one. The word you are after is ''[[counsel]]''. This also comes from 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 council | Lawyers (even [[Mediocre lawyer|mediocre]] ones) will laugh up their sleeves at you should you suggest the need to go and seek [[council]]’s advice. A council never gave sensible advice to anyone. Okay, okay, you might say your average [[counsel]] isn’t much better. | ||
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Revision as of 12:17, 3 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. The word you are after is 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 council’s advice. A council never gave sensible advice to anyone. Okay, okay, you might say your average counsel isn’t much better.