Talk:Jarndyce and Jarndyce
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[edit] 'and' or 'versus'
I deleted the unnecessary explanation of why we say 'and' instead of 'versus'. It is certainly not 'unconventional' to say 'and'. Indeed - with the exception of the United States - this is standard in the UK, Australia etc. Saying versus in UK legal parlance is a serious faux pas! Wikipedia is an international encyclopedia, because something isn't American doesn't make in unconventional.--smcskim 00:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
- Personally I'd keen it as Jarndyce v Jarndyce. Although in England we say "and" orally, it is always written down as "v." (but never, ever, "vs."). Legis 17:08, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes true, but Dickens writes 'and' (from memory) which is rather unusual; if he doesn't I'd be in favour of using 'v.'. It was only the lengthy explanation which I found annoying. --smcskim 06:31, 9 September 2006 (UTC)