"And" is one of the most useful words in the English language. But the virtue of "and" is also its vice. Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross partner Kenneth Oettle explains that the connective power of "and" is seductive to legal writers because they have so many facts and arguments to shape, sort and join, and it's insidious because writers often stop looking for relationships between thoughts when they have made a connection with "and." In this column, he shows how to look for relationships beyond the additive.
May 02, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
“And” is one of the most useful words in the English language. It connects just about anything. If water is the universal solvent, “and” is the universal connector.
But the virtue of “and” is also its vice. The connective power of “and” is seductive to legal writers because they have so many facts and arguments to shape, sort and join, and it is insidious because writers often stop looking for relationships between thoughts when they have made a connection with “and.”
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