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{{pe}}A tedious articulation of a pointless contrivance: the “[[without limitation]]” clause. | {{pe}}A tedious articulation of a pointless contrivance: the “[[without limitation]]” clause. | ||
See, you don’t need to say “[[without limiting the generality of the foregoing]]...”, because you can just say “[[without limitation]]”, and you don’t need to say “[[without limitation]]...” ''because it carries no semantic content whatsoever''. Unless you have | See, you don’t need to say “[[without limiting the generality of the foregoing]]...”, because you can just say “[[without limitation]]”, and you don’t need to say “[[without limitation]]...” ''because it carries no semantic content whatsoever''. Unless you have ''stated'' a limitation, one will not be [[Implied term|implied]], either as a matter of basic linguistic construction or, for that matter, [[common law]]. | ||
If you ''have'' stated a limitation, then ''what the hell are you doing writing “[[without limitation]]”?'' | |||
Why are the [[Mediocre lawyer|best-paid professional writers in the world]] such ham-hocked users of their own language? | Why are the [[Mediocre lawyer|best-paid professional writers in the world]] such ham-hocked users of their own language? |