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PorchWood Posted 14 years ago
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"This law provides the illegality of alcohol sales after midnight."
"This law provides that alcohol sales after midnight are illegal."
Could one of them be nonstandard English?
"This law provides that alcohol sales after midnight are illegal."
Could one of them be nonstandard English?
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Hi, Yes, one is. Which one, in your opinion? Clive
- Hi, Yes, one is.
- Which one, in your opinion?
- Clive
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Thanks Clive!
I think:
"This law provides that alcohol sales after midnight are illegal."
is nonstandard. But it's a guess.
I think:
"This law provides that alcohol sales after midnight are illegal."
is nonstandard. But it's a guess.
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www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=21001-22000&file=21510-21590
"The unlawful possession or carrying of any switchblade knife, as provided in Section 21510, is a nuisance and is subject to
Sections 18000 and 18005."
The clause "as provided in section 21510" seems to suggest the standardness of:
"This law provi
"The unlawful possession or carrying of any switchblade knife, as provided in Section 21510, is a nuisance and is subject to
Sections 18000 and 18005."
The clause "as provided in section 21510" seems to suggest the standardness of:
"This law provi
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Hi,
Well, broadly speaking, you could say that all legal English sounds rather awkward.
Well, broadly speaking, you could say that all legal English sounds rather awkward.
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PorchWood,
PorchWoodCould one of them be nonstandard English?Yes, both sounded very non-standard to my ears. I am not sure why the legal language is purposely written that way, but the majority of the population can not understand half of what they read in confidence when they have to deal with legal documents. Today's laws are stupid and no body seems to follo
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