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A two-word motif that, as much as any other, belies an [[Mediocre lawyer|attorney]]’s deep existential fear of his own language. It speaks of a nervousness that, should a dependent clause bite on something that isn’t there, that somehow the whole linguistic edifice will come crashing down. | A two-word motif that, as much as any other, belies an [[Mediocre lawyer|attorney]]’s deep existential fear of his own language. It speaks of a nervousness that, should a dependent clause bite on something that isn’t there, that somehow the whole linguistic edifice will come crashing down. | ||
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Consider how it stymies the natural flow of a sentence, but remember: while you or I might think it resembles grinding gears, to our friend the [[Mediocre lawyer|happy counsel]] it is a percussive feature; a syncopated rim-shot in the great jungle beat of the law. | |||
Rejoice in this recently-minted example from the brow of those excellent folk at ISDA: | Rejoice in this recently-minted example from the brow of those excellent folk at ISDA: | ||