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Friday, August 13, 2010

Criminal Sentence 430: A New Perspective

From a Web site:

"perspective clients"

The correct word is "prospective," as in "prospect"--e.g., "This client is a good prospect."

"Perspective" means the way you view something: "I got a new perspective when I read the book."

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