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Principle/principal

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:53 pm

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

Post by A. Nony Mouse » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:55 pm

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?
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.

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Re: Principle/principal

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 11, 2014 5:59 pm

A. Nony Mouse wrote:
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?
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.
Somebody cited The Federalist once. I lol'd.

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Re: Principle/principal

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:03 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:
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?
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.
Somebody cited The Federalist once. I lol'd.
I once cited the Federalist in a draft order for my judge. The judge lol'd.

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Re: Principle/principal

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Mar 11, 2014 6:17 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:
A. Nony Mouse wrote:
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?
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.
Somebody cited The Federalist once. I lol'd.
I once cited the Federalist in a draft order for my judge. The judge lol'd.

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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