Hey, wordsmiths, how can I say "I just want to point out this part of the law to you and make sure you know what it says" to a judge without sounding like I'm calling him stupid. (I'm not; there's no reason to think he would be familiar with this part of the law because it's not his area. And his clerk told me to send it to him.)
ION, hey Teppy - Joe and I were talking about grammar pedants today and he asked me "You mean, like, people who love semi-colons?" I told him about your shirt and he thought it was awesome.
eta: to clarify who I was talking about/to
Tep, using LOL as punctuation is a first ammendment RIGHT!! Why do you hate America LOL????
At -- I think -- Shakesville, some troll commented with "LOL your fat" (lack of punctuation and incorrect word usage are as posted), which led people to ask things like "Uh, *how* do I LOL my fat? Is there a special technique?"
Stephanie, I usually open that kind of thing like, "You are probably already aware of this..." even if I think they aren't. Possibly I'm wrong, but I think that takes away the potential stupid-calling.
"I have freedom of speech so if I want to use RAPE then I'll use RAPE as often as I want and I don't care if you don't like it when I say RAPE. LOL!"
I actually imagine her yelling "ELL OH ELL!" in the same tone as RAPE. As if it were the exclamation point at the end of the sentence.
I actually imagine her yelling "ELL OH ELL!" in the same tone as RAPE. As if it were the exclamation point at the end of the sentence.
She probably was, in her head.
Stephanie, as a former litigator in an area most judges don't know, I'd probably use
Clerk,
Per your request, here is [such-and-such]. As we discussed, [such-and-such] provides that [thus-and-so]. If you have any further questions, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Stephanie
ita, the more I hear about New Guy, the more I wonder how long it will be before he's Fired Guy.
This.
Stephanie, I like to say, "Can you please confirm that I'm interpreting this correctly?" and then summarize. Saves their face because they can see your summary and say, "yes, you're right" letting them look like smartypants.
