What to Know Before Seeing ‘The Odyssey’ - Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has monster battles, a sorceress and dozens of thirsty suitors. Here’s a primer for those who don't remember the story from school. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/m...

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The thing a lawyer most often contributes to a reading of a contract is not "oh this lawyer knows what SPECIAL LANGUAGE means" but instead "the lawyer is looking at the contract with an eye to how it will go kabloeey."

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One of the things I hear a lot is "contracts mean different things than the language in them says and that's why you need a lawyer" This is generally not true.

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As such, it is VERY RARE for someone to say "this thing that plainly means X actually means Y."

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If you are in a specific industry and your industry uses a term in a non-standard way: that industry meaning may trump the general user's understanding. But the ENTIRE POINT of contract law is to formalize an agreement between parties.

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