Month: May 2016

Language of Belief RIP

2 May 2016 by Ken Adams

I regret to report the sudden and unexpected demise of one of the categories of contract language, namely language of belief. Well, I don’t really regret it. In fact, I’m relieved. Language of belief was a scrawny, frail creature who stood around not doing much of anything other than picking its nose, gazing into space, and getting in the way … Read More

“Completely”: Another Example of Rhetorical Emphasis

2 May 2016 by Ken Adams

Although way back in 2008 I wrote about complete and accurate (here), yesterday I realized that I hadn’t written about use of completely as rhetorical emphasis. So I exhumed the following corpses from EDGAR: In addition, all financial data must be completely and accurately recorded in compliance with applicable law and Invesco’s accounting policies and procedures. … the Executive agrees … Read More

Month: May 2016

The voice that matters.