"[censored], Your Honor"

ClevelandWasp · #1 04-03-2007, 07:55 PM

Statement of Facts
Today I'm at my desk drafting a motion for summary judgment. This where you try to win your lawsuit without a trial, because there is no real issue and a trial would be a big waste. So I'm using a motion from a similar case I had, tweaking it to fit the current case. The earlier case was against some guy, but the new case is against a corporation. So I have to change every "his" to "its". I do "replace all" in MS word and make 38 replacements. I keep working and I come across the word "t_ts" in my brief in support. How did that get there? Hey, there it is again! Then it dawns on me. In addition to changing "his" to "its", the program went ahead and changed every "this" to "t_ts" just for fun. Glad I caught that before sending to the judge for approval.

Conclusion
Proofread important stuff before submitting to court or Bill Gates might screw you.

DMBFan23 · #2 04-03-2007, 07:57 PM

I like to do my finds and replaces with spaces in the find/replace strings. e.g., " his " with " its "

that way you don't get [censored] or itstory or whatever.

ClevelandWasp · #3 04-03-2007, 08:42 PM

Thanks for the tip, I will use spaces from now on.

gusmahler · #4 04-03-2007, 08:45 PM

Word also has a check box under the Search Options labeled "Find whole words only". (You need to click on "More" to find the option). Check that and you'll be fine.

kerowo · #5 04-03-2007, 08:57 PM

User error corrected by user intervention. Move along.

Sponger. · #6 04-03-2007, 09:16 PM

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Statement of Facts
Today I'm at my desk drafting a motion for summary judgment. This where you try to win your lawsuit without a trial, because there is no real issue and a trial would be a big waste. So I'm using a motion from a similar case I had, tweaking it to fit the current case. The earlier case was against some guy, but the new case is against a corporation. So I have to change every "his" to "its". I do "replace all" in MS word and make 38 replacements. I keep working and I come across the word "t_ts" in my brief in support. How did that get there? Hey, there it is again! Then it dawns on me. In addition to changing "his" to "its", the program went ahead and changed every "this" to "t_ts" just for fun. Glad I caught that before sending to the judge for approval.

Conclusion
Proofread important stuff before submitting to court or Bill Gates might screw you.

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