Or any part thereof

When it comes to face-washing, or chopping down trees in Canada, you may need flannel, but to state it baldly and without qualification omits the undeniable fact you may not need the whole thing. Just as it abhors elegance, legal language hates a vacuum, and if you’re the sort of attorney who believes that a sum does not include its parts, this brushed-cotton expression is perfect for the pregnant pause you might otherwise have in your draft.

Timber!

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