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by phren0logy 4368 days ago
I noticed that also. It is not about being annoying, it's that language matters when it comes to legal issues. I'm monolingual and not throwing any stones, just staying that in the legal arena this is not an unreasonable criticism.
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I know of several UK court cases that went on for decades over tiny difference of opinion or wordings on a pension scheme documents.

In one the use of a single word instead of another was the key point.