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-Is about the only [[Latin|Latinism]] that is genuinely tolerable, because it so succinctly captures a concept that English struggles to do accurately and briefly.
+Mutatis mutandis is a genuinely tolerable [[Latin|Latinism]], because it so succinctly captures a concept with which English struggles. According to my [[secret Latin advisor]], it means “with the things having been changed that need to be changed”. A less able lawyer would render this like so: “as amended so the provision makes sense in the context in which you've just applied it”.
-It means “as amended so the provision makes sense in the context in which you've just applied it”.
+It is, sayeth my advisor, an ablative absolute phrase. “Mutatis” is a past participle and “mutandis” is a gerundive.
+I love it when he talks dirty.
 For example, say Bob and Joan have an agreement where a certain [[Event of Default]] applies to Bob only.