Nguyennhuem  +  378900 Wed, 13 Jun 07 07:25 AM 1) Name of the document shown: "Application for the establishment of Representative Office" Please explain why we use article "the" in the title of the documents while we have never said "establishment" before. 2) Please teach me the usage "hereby""hereinafter""hereto",... in legal writing. Thank you Nguyennhuem Joined on Tue, Aug 16 2005 New Member 32 Articles

	Kathrin  +  379278 Thu, 14 Jun 07 02:03 AM Hi, 1) we use the when it is clear which thing or person we mean (general rule). You would also write: The sun is shining even though you had never meant the sun before.  'The establishment' in your sentence is clear for everyone which applies to the most of the abstract words like believe, development, etc. 2) hereby = by mean of this I hereby declare you man and wife. 3) hereafter, we use this one, when we want to refer to in some subsequent parts of the text The XBC Company, hereafter the purchaser The purchaser decline that ... 4) hereinafter = use like hereafter, for subsequent parts 5) hereto = to this writing or document The copies hereto attached show that my client never purchased the house from your client. 6) ... ? Kathrin Joined on Fri, May 11 2007 Full Member 152 Is it me or is it the universe? It could be the universe but I am not sure thus I have been still wondering and drinking tea. However, the tea is getting cold. Articles

	Forbes  +  380788 Sun, 17 Jun 07 09:27 PM  Kathrin wrote: 3) hereafter, we use this one, when we want to refer to in some subsequent parts of the text Although "hereafter" can have that sense it also means "henceforth", i.e. from the date of this document. These words are best avoided unless you are going to draft a document in traditional style and know what you are doing. Forbes Joined on Thu, Jun 16 2005 Regular Member 895 Dates, Articles