This must be the most common grammatical error I see in briefs, or the one that jumps out at me the most. It's more infuriating since there are so many ways it can come up in a litigation (principal of a loan, principal member of a company, legal principles) and I'd think lawyers understood the difference. /rant.
Anyone have any other briefing related rants?
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Re: Principle/principal
It's not really a rant, because it mostly made me laugh, but whenever anyone starts waxing poetic about RIGHTS and FREEDOMS and LIBERTY and THE CONSTITUTION, I know they have a loser case.Anonymous User wrote:This must be the most common grammatical error I see in briefs, or the one that jumps out at me the most. It's more infuriating since there are so many ways it can come up in a litigation (principal of a loan, principal member of a company, legal principles) and I'd think lawyers understood the difference. /rant.
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Somebody cited The Federalist once. I lol'd.A. Nony Mouse wrote:It's not really a rant, because it mostly made me laugh, but whenever anyone starts waxing poetic about RIGHTS and FREEDOMS and LIBERTY and THE CONSTITUTION, I know they have a loser case.Anonymous User wrote:This must be the most common grammatical error I see in briefs, or the one that jumps out at me the most. It's more infuriating since there are so many ways it can come up in a litigation (principal of a loan, principal member of a company, legal principles) and I'd think lawyers understood the difference. /rant.
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I once cited the Federalist in a draft order for my judge. The judge lol'd.Anonymous User wrote:Somebody cited The Federalist once. I lol'd.A. Nony Mouse wrote:It's not really a rant, because it mostly made me laugh, but whenever anyone starts waxing poetic about RIGHTS and FREEDOMS and LIBERTY and THE CONSTITUTION, I know they have a loser case.Anonymous User wrote:This must be the most common grammatical error I see in briefs, or the one that jumps out at me the most. It's more infuriating since there are so many ways it can come up in a litigation (principal of a loan, principal member of a company, legal principles) and I'd think lawyers understood the difference. /rant.
Anyone have any other briefing related rants?
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Re: Principle/principal
Anonymous User wrote:I once cited the Federalist in a draft order for my judge. The judge lol'd.Anonymous User wrote:Somebody cited The Federalist once. I lol'd.A. Nony Mouse wrote:It's not really a rant, because it mostly made me laugh, but whenever anyone starts waxing poetic about RIGHTS and FREEDOMS and LIBERTY and THE CONSTITUTION, I know they have a loser case.Anonymous User wrote:This must be the most common grammatical error I see in briefs, or the one that jumps out at me the most. It's more infuriating since there are so many ways it can come up in a litigation (principal of a loan, principal member of a company, legal principles) and I'd think lawyers understood the difference. /rant.
Anyone have any other briefing related rants?
I think I can top that, although it was a bench memo. Saw an opportunity to cite Leviticus and jumped on it.
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