For example, you used the term ‘folded’. To someone else, that may not be a ‘crease’. To me, a ‘crease’ would be like a wrinkle or out-of-place bend. Just out of curiosity, I put the word ‘crease’ in thesaurus.com; ‘fold’ did not appear as a synonym.
I haven't read any of the affidavits about the uncreased ballots, but if I was involved in this litigation, I would want to know exactly what the word ‘uncreased’ meant to the person using it.
And the ONLY reason I say that, is because of something I learned when I first started with the state and I was in a purchasing unit. I was looking through the supply catalog for a ‘notebook’ and couldn't find any. I found out the term I wanted to use was ‘binder’. Then I found tons.
Having to deal with the public on all the documentation we put out, and going through it with a fine tooth comb to see if there's anything that can be interpreted differently than what we intend, it's just something that draws my attention.
Very interesting post. I think where someone lives has a lot to do with terms. The sweet Susan voyles..sp..in GA that perhaps Lilfarmer posted and I commented..she called the lack of envelope evidence creases. And added the all looked new as just been printed. And as if a marking devise was used since the holes were perfectly filled in.
The Internet yielded the following definitions for the word “crease”. line or ridge produced in paper or cloth by folding, pressing or crushing. In the case of a mailed ballot, it probably means means the result of the fold, not the fold itself.