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mranderson
In other words, the city is just excersising caviat emptor. (Seize the day).
caveat emp·tor n. The axiom or principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.[From Latin caveat
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mptor,
let the buyer beware : caveat, third person sing. present subjunctive of cav
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re,
to beware +
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mptor,
buyer.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
"Seize the day" — carpe diem Enjoy the present and don't worry about the future, as in It's a beautiful day, so forget tomorrow's test — carpe diem! Latin for "seize the day," an aphorism found in the Roman writer Horace's Odes, this phrase has been used in English since the early 1800s.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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