What I would like a crib on, is how to read the English law citations, like 18 Eliz., c. 9. The 18th year of Elizabeth I's reign, law no. 9?
Not that I'm going to look them up, I'd just like to know.
-- I've been able to string more words into fewer ideas than anybody I know, and I'm continuing to do that.
- Alan Greenspan to the Senate Budget Committee, Sept 23, 1998