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==General Principles== | ==General Principles== | ||
====Every legal protection has a cost==== | ====Every legal protection has a cost==== | ||
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=== | ===Kill these first=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Notwithstanding the foregoing]] | ||
*[[For the avoidance of doubt]] | *[[For the avoidance of doubt]] | ||
*Including, [[without limitation]] | *Including, [[without limitation]] | ||
*[[one or more]] | |||
*The Counterparty may, but shall not be [[obligated]] to | *The Counterparty may, but shall not be [[obligated]] to | ||
===Don’t use fusty expressions=== | |||
*[[Shall]] isd a bad, ambiguous word, and it makes you sound like a jerk. Use [[must]], for an imperative, or [[will]], for a declarative. | |||
*[[And/or]] is ''always'' just “[[or]]”. | |||
===Numbering=== | ===Numbering=== | ||