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  • Your Contract Has Horns: Grappling with the Law, for Writers by PaoloChikiamco
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    Your Contract Has Horns: Grappling with the Law, for Writers
    PaoloChikiamco
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    Some advice on how to navigate common legal issues faced by authors in publishing contracts, specifically Filipino authors, and using Philippine law.
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  • Diary Of The Accused by Perry_Nash
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    Diary Of The Accused
    Perry_Nash
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    R. McCombs (Operator): 911, what is your emergency? Maria De Sousa: My employers, they're dead. Operator: What is you're location Ma'am? Maria De Sousa: 923 pine view. Operator: Emergency units will be out shortly ma'am. Is there anyone else in the house? Maria De Sousa: [incommunicable] Operator: Ma'am please speak up. Maria De Sousa: [Pause] No. Operator: Are you sure, Ma'am? Maria De Sousa: [Pause] Yes Operator: Okay Ma'am - [Line Cuts] Operator: Ma'am?
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  • LEGALESE and its features. by AdelaPerezdelViso
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    LEGALESE and its features.
    AdelaPerezdelViso
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    Legalese is the term for the particular language related to English for Law. It implies transparent, Latin-origin words, use of passive voice, long (unpunctuated) sentences and other features.
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