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I talk to everyone in the same manner, so I guess it does bother me. I don't change things up for different audiences. The message, mode and delivery is always the same.
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Being a lawyer myself, I don't like those who practice in the field of personal injury. I feel that they:
1) Exploit people's stupidity - always making a mountain out of a mole hill - of course coffee is hot!
2) Clog the court system with ridiculous law suits
3) Really stress the need for tort reform.
So those are my thoughts.
Now if he ran today, he'd probably win, but not with my vote.
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a) Changing style of language and delivery depending on audience is called code-switching and is engaged in by most people at some time; one of the noticeable aspects of interraction amongst illiterate or under educated people is an inability to effectively codeswitch: this leads people to speak in their usual slang/dialect even when it's inappropriate, ie a defendant in court who makes a poor showing of themself because they cannot adopt a more formal language style in an environment where they may be discriminated against for not doing so. You say you don't code-switch, I suspect you actually do. Most of us do it without ever realising we are doing so. It's an automatic response to certain stimuli. Some people do it very consciously, particularly those who make their living through public speaking.
b) Just because a lot of lawyers practising in the field of Personal Injury claims are sharks, does not mean being a Personal Injury Lawyer makes one a shark. There are many very dodgy and unscrupulous lawyers working in the field of divorce, criminal defence and fraud cases, but there are also many who do their job well. If there was no need for Personal Injury lawyers one would wonder why anybody might follow such a profession; alas there patently is a need given that many people are injured through the negligence of companies. There's a big difference between helping someone whose child has been crippled or disfigured get justice and reparations, and someone persuading an unhurt crash victim that they have whiplash.