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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, somehow the whole linguistic edifice | 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, somehow the whole linguistic edifice will come crashing down; en edifice that can yet miraculously be affixed to the firmament with this single wipe of the [[mediocre lawyer|attorney]]’s {{tag|flannel}}. | ||
{{plain|each {{csaprov|Other CSA}}, [[if any]],|''any'' {{csaprov|Other CSA}}}} | {{plain|each {{csaprov|Other CSA}}, [[if any]],|''any'' {{csaprov|Other CSA}}}} | ||
Consider how it stymies the natural flow of a sentence, but remember: while you or I might think it resembles grinding gears, to | Consider how it stymies the natural flow of a sentence, but remember: while you or [[I]] might think it resembles grinding gears, to 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: | ||