Plain Language
MR. JOHN CLERK, in pleading before the House of Lords one day, happened
to say, in his broadest Scotch accent, In plain English, ma Lords;
upon which Lord Eldon jocosely remarked, In plain Scotch, you mean, Mr.
Clerk. The prompt advocate instantly rejoined, Na matter! in plain
common sense, ma Lords, and that's the same in a' languages, ye'll
ken.