by WebbPA » Wed Apr 02, 2003 6:58 am
Re: Language bloat
This is the opening paragraph (the names have been changed to protect the innocent) of an actual letter I received a couple of weeks ago:
"Dear Mr. Webb:
Please be advised that the undersigned counsel represents Mr. John Smith in regard to the above referenced matter. I am in receipt of your correspondence dated February 24, 2003 and, in response thereto, please be advised as follows."
As if $200 an hour weren't bad enough, it must have taken a half hour to write this paragraph and it isn't even gramatically correct! He gets extra points for pretentious, though.