and; if; so; but; therefore, as these connect the words in the statute together like cement connects bricks in a building. In addition consider the time and place words, such as: (b) where; when; were, as well as the command style words such as: (c) cannot; may not; should not; shall, and beware of subject words which can also be overlooked: (d) it; other; one; part. These little words in lists (a)–(d) are the very words that are often overlooked by the hasty reader. They are set out in diagrammatic form below. Reading in haste is a perilous thing for a lawyer to do. Figure 3.14

DOI link for and; if; so; but; therefore, as these connect the words in the statute together like cement connects bricks in a building. In addition consider the time and place words, such as: (b) where; when; were, as well as the command style words such as: (c) cannot; may not; should not; shall, and beware of subject words which can also be overlooked: (d) it; other; one; part. These little words in lists (a)–(d) are the very words that are often overlooked by the hasty reader. They are set out in diagrammatic form below. Reading in haste is a perilous thing for a lawyer to do. Figure 3.14

and; if; so; but; therefore, as these connect the words in the statute together like cement connects bricks in a building. In addition consider the time and place words, such as: (b) where; when; were, as well as the command style words such as: (c) cannot; may not; should not; shall, and beware of subject words which can also be overlooked: (d) it; other; one; part. These little words in lists (a)–(d) are the very words that are often overlooked by the hasty reader. They are set out in diagrammatic form below. Reading in haste is a perilous thing for a lawyer to do. Figure 3.14