1. Why are words and their meanings of supreme concern to the legal profession?

2. How are words used in "static" and "dynmamic" form as the vehicle of the law?

3. How are the imperfections of human vocabulary useful to the legal practioner?

4. The ommison of the "words of style" can be fatal. What example does the author use to
illustrate this?

5. Why does Lord Mansfield say that "most of the disputes in the world airse from words"?

6. How does the indiscriminate use of "conjuctives" and "modals" affect language and its
interpretations?

7. What example does the author give to illustrate that attaining precision in language is equally
difficult in "much less exalted spheres" ?

8. The aesthetic aspect of language, although not the primary concern of lawyer, can still bring
him "pleasure as well as profit". Do you agree? Discuss with reasons.