“…There is nothing new in this. Lord Reid said the same in Brutus v Cozens [1973] AC 854 at 861G: “Few words have exact synonyms. The overtones are almost always different.”…”
“…tatute do or do not as a matter of ordinary usage of the English language cover or apply to the facts which have been proved” (per Lord Reid in Brutus v Cozens [1973] AC 854 at 861D). This was not cited to us but the principles it expresses are well-known and fundamental.…”