Wow! This is SO much more entertaining than I had even imagined it would be!
Re: The letters
What a serious case of "tl;dnr" Ms. Pouw and her lawyers (ahem!) have!
A few thoughts:
Karen has a rather recognizable idiolect. In linguistics, an idiolect is an individual's distinctive and unique use of language, including speech. This unique usage encompasses vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
Idiolect is the variety of language unique to an individual. This differs from a dialect, a common set of linguistic characteristics shared among some group of people.
Karen is a whiner. Whine. Whine. Whine. And then the veiled threat.
The lawyers' "demand letters" are like no demand letter I've ever encountered. Wishy-washy language - "get back to us soon" - is not something I've seen before in this type of a letter. Usually they are straightforward, demanding, and full of ultimatums.
So I'm thinking maybe it's a California thing?
Okay. Pass the popcorn, please!
Re: The letters
What a serious case of "tl;dnr" Ms. Pouw and her lawyers (ahem!) have!
A few thoughts:
Karen has a rather recognizable idiolect. In linguistics, an idiolect is an individual's distinctive and unique use of language, including speech. This unique usage encompasses vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.
Idiolect is the variety of language unique to an individual. This differs from a dialect, a common set of linguistic characteristics shared among some group of people.
Karen is a whiner. Whine. Whine. Whine. And then the veiled threat.
The lawyers' "demand letters" are like no demand letter I've ever encountered. Wishy-washy language - "get back to us soon" - is not something I've seen before in this type of a letter. Usually they are straightforward, demanding, and full of ultimatums.
So I'm thinking maybe it's a California thing?
Okay. Pass the popcorn, please!