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{{pe}}“Orally or in writing” means “in spoken or written form”. It is tiresome {{tag|flannel}} meant to capture ''any'' sort of communication by which a legal agreement might be reached. For example: | {{pe}}“Orally or in writing” means “in spoken or written form”. It is tiresome {{tag|flannel}} meant to capture ''any'' sort of communication by which a legal agreement might be reached. For example: | ||
:Any person affected by safety zone or an order or direction issued under this subchapter may request reconsideration by the official who issued it or in whose name it was issued. This request may be made [[orally or in writing]], and the decision of the official receiving the request may be rendered ''[[orally or in writing]]''. | |||
:::''Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (Port and Waterways Authorities) - 1976'' | :::''Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (Port and Waterways Authorities) - 1976'' | ||
This trope is all the more irksome for ''not'' being the statement of the bleeding obvious it means to be. For “[[orally or in writing]]” omits a whole ecosystem of ''non''-[[ verbal]] communications — nods, wags, shaken heads, facial tics and cocked eyebrows of the kind on which Roger Moore built an entire career — which can convey [[offer]], [[acceptance]] and [[consideration]] (and for that matter ''re''consideration) just as well can a written or oral communication. | This trope is all the more irksome for ''not'' being the statement of the bleeding obvious it means to be. For, “[[orally or in writing]]” omits a whole ecosystem of ''non''-[[ verbal]] communications — nods, wags, shaken heads, facial tics and cocked eyebrows of the kind on which Roger Moore built an entire career — which can convey [[offer]], [[acceptance]] and [[consideration]] (and for that matter ''re''consideration) just as well can a written or oral communication. | ||
In the mean time, having considered your request, to comply with his regulatory obligations your Waterways Inspection Official must do more than nod or shake his head - but poking out of a tongue<ref>Unless the W.I.O. in question is speaking on a telephone or behind an opaque screen at the time, of course</ref> or blowing a raspberry may be sufficient<ref>{{casenote|Shubtill|Port Authority of Finchley}}</ref>. | In the mean time, having considered your request, to comply with his regulatory obligations your Waterways Inspection Official must do more than nod or shake his head - but poking out of a tongue<ref>Unless the W.I.O. in question is speaking on a telephone or behind an opaque screen at the time, of course</ref> or blowing a raspberry may be sufficient<ref>{{casenote|Shubtill|Port Authority of Finchley}}</ref>. | ||