Editor’s Notebook: Legal lightning bugs, part 2 Back in July, this column quoted the venerable Samuel Clemens, a/k/a Mark Twain, who said, “The difference between the almost right word & the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” A single letter can make a big difference. If you make an error when proofreading or hit the wrong key, you have, with a nod to Mr. Twain, a legal lightning bug. One letter is really a large matter. July’s column had 10 pairs of words used by lawyers, and here are 10 more. In each case, the first is an often-used legal term. The second is the legal lightning bug.