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1826. Decr. 8
review of Humphreys
? 11 Decr
Ch Agenda
(10 § II Form
Abbreviation arrangements
Abbreviation or say anti-repetitional arrangements
Arrangements having for their object diminution of the lengthiness
of the which is the at present established form is given to the discourse lengthiness as applied to the aggregate; and
lengthiness as applied to the several component parts.
in its most comprehensive extent. Employ the denomination of the aggregate of
these to me, and give a list of the several elements or say
component objects: : and therefore to the several names of the
articles substitute that of the aggregate. Another if there be not
such any such general denomination already in use, form make one.
From the Statute Book lists might be given of this kind, each of them yards
long, number of times repeated infinite: from this want of one
Author one short instance may serve. In his Code under the head
of registration, in speaking of the in which the document
stated a Memorial is required to be written, the is
this to wit — A memorial, written on vellum is : With
this location common Articles 93. 95. 97. 98. Means
of abbreviation one saying for all that it
is on vellum or parchment, that the discourse is to be written:
might be added not on paper: reason obviating and in that case the of
of the specification a consideration which might otherwise
be passed over, where the specification might appear trifling, brought
to view
After exposition give me for omission of one of the<lb?>two numbers singular and plural, where one can be made to
Serve. According to the context the singular may be made to have
the effect of the plural as — if any person does so need so to state<lb?>he punished so and so: in which case, according to the context either the plural or the singular
may be employed. But in some cases both will require to be<lb?>mentioned, as where what is said is meant to be predicated of<lb?>the objects taken separately as well as taken collectively.
So in regard to gender. A An all comprehensive exposition
are to status in which cases, if in any the shall be
understood to include the . In the case where the name
suffices the word person suffices answers the purpose perfectly.
Unhappily this may pronounce correspondent to it: hence<lb?> the necessity in ordinary discourse the use of the masculine
pronoun, where the female sex is mean to be comprized. In Statute
when
when both sexes are intimated
both sexes in some instances are
the pronoun of both sexes
are employed in others,
the masculine alone
m consequence
in the one case; uncertainty,
in the other.
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