Form and susbtance?
Hi everyone.
Could you tell me what "form" and "substance" mean in the sentence below?
The Judge said "The concern voiced by the applicant being paranoiac appears to be more of form rather than substance"
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I cannot see how the sentence as a whole makes proper sense. If "by" was changed to "about" then it would make sense. I understand "more of form rather than substance" to mean that whatever is being referred to has more to do with legal procedural niceties than anything concrete or tangible.
- I cannot see how the sentence as a whole makes proper sense.
- If "by" was changed to "about" then it would make sense.
- I understand "more of form rather than substance" to mean that whatever is being referred to has more to do with legal procedural niceties than anything concrete or tangible.
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I cannot see how the sentence as a whole makes proper sense. If "by" was changed to "about" then it would make sense. I understand "more of form rather than substance" to mean that whatever is being referred to has more to do with legal procedural niceties than anything concrete or tangible.
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