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===“[[Amend]]” versus “[[supplement]]” versus “[[modify]]”===
===“[[Amend]]” versus “[[supplement]]” versus “[[modify]]”===
Is something missing from the notion “[[amend]]” that means it must be, well [[supplement]]ed or even [[modified]], to capture all lexical contortions to which a negotiating party might subject it [[from time to time]]? For example, you will often see, “this agreement, as [[amended]], [[supplement|supplemented]] or [[modified]] ([[as the case may be]]) [[from time to time]]...”.
Is something missing from the notion “[[amend]]” that means it must, well, be ''[[supplement]]ed'' or even ''[[modified]]'', to capture all lexical contortions to which a negotiating party might subject it [[from time to time]]? For example, you will often see, “this agreement, as [[amended]], [[supplement|supplemented]] or [[modified]] ([[as the case may be]]) [[from time to time]]...”.


Is something lost if we just say “as amended”?
Is this really necessary? So we lose something if we just say “as amended”?


In this old fool’s opinion, ''no''.
In this old fool’s opinion, ''no''.