Legal Quandary

Tuesday, November 08, 2005

You Know What Drives Me Bonkers?

Well, truthfully, lots of things. But this one thing in particular is driving me bonkers today...

My Commercial Transactions book regularly includes this command:
"Solve the following Problems on the basis of the text following the Problems and statutory provisions provided."

Wouldn't it just make more sense to put the problems after the relevant text instead of making me flip back and forth? Isn't "provisions provided" also a little redundant - or at least poorly written? Also, why are they "Problems" with a big P?