CONTACTS 
0201 - Quarles & Grady LLP                                                                                                                                                O-00000857 0706
020101 - Ms. Christine M. Cowles, ESQ; Partner

SUBJECTS
Assistance Requested Interpretation Construction of Language One Sen

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0603 -    ..
0604 - Summary/Objective
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060501 - Follow up ref SDS 1 0000.
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060505 -     [On 060403 Chris says she sent her letter my mistake; it was
060506 -     misdirected. ref SDS 2 0001
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0608 - Progress
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060901 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 from Christine.  There is no record of having
060902 - worked with her.  She says...
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060904 -    1.  Rod:  Don't know if you'll pick this up anytime soon, but
060905 -        here's my question:  If you have a sentence structured like the
060906 -        following, what does the final clause ("required for the
060907 -        effective upkeep of your equipment") modify?  Each of the items
060908 -        in the series, or only the last one?
060910 -             ..
060911 -            "Anyone besides our company does not have access to inside
060912 -            company information, problem-solving data or field
060913 -            personnel required for the effective upkeep of your
060914 -            equipment."
060916 -         ..
060917 -    2.  I'd appreciate your input.
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060919 -            [On 060403 Chris says she sent her letter my mistake; it
060920 -            was misdirected. ref SDS 2 0001
060922 -  ..
060923 - Chris does not explain how she came to make this contact.  Generally
060924 - these arise from something somebody saw on the Internet.
060926 -  ..
060927 - Her bio shows a partnership with a law firm in Wisconsin, and she
060928 - works in employment, personal injury, and product liability law.
060929 -
060930 -              http://www.worldservicesgroup.com/members-directory.asp?action=display&pcomp=8407
060932 -  ..
060933 - Her personal bio is at...
060934 -
060935 -              http://www.worldservicesgroup.com/members-directory.asp?action=pro&pcomp=8407&n1=17453
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061301 - Submitted ref DIT 1 0001 responding to Chris' request, per above,
061302 - ref SDS 0 JI5N, and saying...
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061304 -    1.  First, to me, the overall sentence is awkward.  Seeing how it
061305 -        is positioned in a broader context of a document may help.  If
061306 -        I wanted a "requirement" to pertain to all three elements in a
061307 -        series, ref DIT 1 0001, I would state it that way, something
061308 -        like...
061309 -
061310 -            "Anyone besides our company does not have access to inside
061311 -            company information, problem-solving data or field
061312 -            personnel, all of which are required for the effective
061313 -            upkeep of your equipment."
061315 -  ..
061316 - This construction does not remedy confusion with the initial part of
061317 - the sentence...
061318 -
061319 -                   Anyone besides our company does not have access...
061321 -  ..
061322 - Seems to be saying that "only our company has access to..."
061324 -  ..
061325 - Letter to Christine continues...
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061327 -    2.  There are other ways to accomplish the same thing.  Context is
061328 -        a big factor in how language is interpreted.  Is there a
061329 -        contract that specifies requirements, or if there is a history
061330 -        of conduct with communications showing what people did in
061331 -        relation to certain language. ref DIT 1 FS6L  That chronology
061332 -        of history could yield other interpretations.  POIMS explains
061333 -        "chronology, context, and connections" are critical factors;
061334 -        words do not stand alone. ref OF 6 1105
061336 -         ..
061337 -    3.  Incidentally, why did you contact me?  Have we worked together
061338 -        on something? ref DIT 1 DT7L
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061340 -            [On 060403 Chris says she sent her letter my mistake; it
061341 -            was misdirected. ref SDS 2 0001
061343 -         ..
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