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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Attorney at law

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00a/ I know a small board hung in front of a shop is called a shop sign or signboard Please help me find the suitable words to express a small board usually hung in front of a doctor's or a lawyer's .02br
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00b/ What's the meaning of " attorney at law " ? Is it the same as " lawyer " ?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00a/ I know a small board hung in front of a shop is called a shop sign or signboard Please help me find the suitable words to express a small board usually hung in front of a doctor's or a lawyer's . 02font 00You could say a sign. In N.

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00a/ I know a small board hung in front of a shop is called a shop sign or signboard Please help me find the suitable words to express a small board usually hung in front of a doctor's or a lawyer's .
  • 02font 00You could say a sign.
  • In N.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00b/ What's the meaning of " attorney at law " ?
  • Is it the same as " lawyer " ?
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0Hi,02br
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01font00a/ I know a small board hung in front of a shop is called a shop sign or signboard Please help me find the suitable words to express a small board usually hung in front of a doctor's or a lawyer's . 02font00You could say a sign. In N. America, some doctors and lawyers refer to this as their 'shingle'.02br
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0Thank you Clive, but what do you mean by saying "in layman's term" ? I wouls appreciate it very much if you could explain it to me .02br
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00Best wishes0-
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0Hi,02br
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00The phrase 'In layman's terms' means 'this is what ordinary people who are not experts say'.02br
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00In the case above, I meant that ordinary people who are not lawyers would not see any real difference between the terms 'attorney-at-law' and 'lawyer'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Thank you Clive for your explanation02br
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00Best wishes0-

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