Ken WhiteJun 13, 2023
#DIDYOUKNOW If a publication runs a big headline reporting someone entered a not guilty plea at their first court appearance, as if that’s news, you are legally permitted to punch the managing editor in the crotch three (3) times
Show threadWes KyleJun 13, 2023
@Popehat Why is it the convention in legal writing to include both the textual and numerical representations of numbers?
Show threadGeorge MitchellJun 14, 2023
@wrkyle @Popehat Same reason as checks; redundancy and confirmation.
Show threadplinthJun 14, 2023
@gemitch @wrkyle @Popehat so someone doesn't come in later and change the 3 to an 8 and add some zeros
Show threadWes KyleJun 15, 2023
@plinth It seems the text would be sufficient to prevent that.
Show threadplinth
@wrkyle In some cases.
In others?
The number of allowed nut shots: three
The number of allowed nut shots: three hundred
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Jun 15, 2023 at 4:11pmWeb