Re:Pirate Library Mirror: Preserving 7TB of books (that are ...
by bloak on Monday July 04, 2022 @04:14AM
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Interesting. What kind of usage have you observed?
I have come across similar use of "revert" in private correspondence from old-fashioned lawyers at small high-street law firms in England. As a rule of thumb, if a solicitor writes that they will "revert to you shortly" you may expect:
* They are fairly close to retirement.
* They don't know much about laws that have changed since about 1980.
* They almost certainly won't get back to you in a reasonable time unless you repeatedly send reminders. They are probably hoping that they will be able to retire before having to invent a meaningful response to your enquiry.
I have come across similar use of "revert" in private correspondence from old-fashioned lawyers at small high-street law firms in England. As a rule of thumb, if a solicitor writes that they will "revert to you shortly" you may expect:
* They are fairly close to retirement. * They don't know much about laws that have changed since about 1980. * They almost certainly won't get back to you in a reasonable time unless you repeatedly send reminders. They are probably hoping that they will be able to retire before having to invent a meaningful response to your enquiry.