More annoyances from the world of bar exam grading
OK, see, its like this:
The opposite of "habitable" isn't "inhabitable." In fact, the two words mean the same thing; they are SYNONYMOUS.
The opposite of habitable is "uninhabitable." If premises are no longer habitable, they are then UNINHABITABLE, not inhabitable.
Saying that "the landlord breached the warranty of habitability, leaving the premises inhabitable" makes NO FRICKIN' SENSE!
From my small sample, it appears that hundreds of examinees don't get this. Yeesh. If you use the term "inhabitable" in place of "uninhabitable," you are screaming out to me that "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND HOPE YOU GIVE ME A POOR GRADE."
Its like my old gradpappy used to say, "sometimes its better to let people think you have no idea what you are talking about than to put pen to paper and prove them right."
The opposite of "habitable" isn't "inhabitable." In fact, the two words mean the same thing; they are SYNONYMOUS.
The opposite of habitable is "uninhabitable." If premises are no longer habitable, they are then UNINHABITABLE, not inhabitable.
Saying that "the landlord breached the warranty of habitability, leaving the premises inhabitable" makes NO FRICKIN' SENSE!
From my small sample, it appears that hundreds of examinees don't get this. Yeesh. If you use the term "inhabitable" in place of "uninhabitable," you are screaming out to me that "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND HOPE YOU GIVE ME A POOR GRADE."
Its like my old gradpappy used to say, "sometimes its better to let people think you have no idea what you are talking about than to put pen to paper and prove them right."