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Mr. Ected

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9. That's an insult!

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 12, 2020, 06:30 PM

Nov 2020

Too those of us attorney's who value grammar.

*just kidding. I was always appalled at my classmates' lack of familiarity with the English language in law school.*

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Someone asked this AM what happened to Alan Dershowitz. Laurence Tribe tells us: [View all] hlthe2b Nov 2020 OP

Yep, disgraceful shill... Spazito Nov 2020 #1

I think Alan typed that tweet himself gratuitous Nov 2020 #2

No shit. He's so pathetic. nt SunSeeker Nov 2020 #4

That's an insult! Mr. Ected Nov 2020 #9

Hey, I resemble that remark! Dustlawyer Nov 2020 #15

I also loath poor spelling and punctuation by lawyers. TomSlick Nov 2020 #19

Oh-oh I'm half way there. Oh-oh in my underwear... iscooterliberally Nov 2020 #3

Learn to effing spell. Grins Nov 2020 #5

Who spells "merit' with two Rs? yellowcanine Nov 2020 #6

And cable new's ?? FakeNoose Nov 2020 #7

Yeah, I was going to start mentioning 5th graders... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2020 #13

Well, there was a cavalry general in the Civil War... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #8

We have a Merritt Parkway back home in CT but we have the decency to use two T's also. TeamPooka Nov 2020 #10

Maybe it's a Freudian slip and he was secretly thinking of Merrit Garland? csziggy Nov 2020 #12

Merrick Garland does, I believe, spell better than ole alan. niyad Nov 2020 #14

oops csziggy Nov 2020 #17

Wow. That's plain speaking. +1000 to Dr. Tribe. nt Hortensis Nov 2020 #11

216? The Dersh is in Cleveland? Ot he lives in New York and "phones" it into Cleveland?? marble falls Nov 2020 #16

"What I don't get is why?" panader0 Nov 2020 #18