ad rem
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As brevity is the soul of wit, so is it the soul of a business letter—the argument of which should be ad rem, to the matter; cum punctu, with point.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
But why have not those, who in later times have established the distinction between jus in re and jus ad rem, applied it to the principle of property itself?
From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
"Optume; but deliver yourself ad rem," he rejoined, alarmingly pacified.
From The Egoist by Meredith, George
He urged that negatives ad rem should be taken most carefully, and that, like the picture I showed him, they should be full of half-tone and detail, and yet have plenty of vigor.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
Meminerimus cultum ejus magis ad morem quam ad rem pertinere.”—St.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
