Deleted words or clauses in a standard form contract which remain legible on the executed document may be referred to as an aid to construing ambiguous language, but only where ambiguity exists. The striking out of words which would clearly produce a particular result is a strong basis for construing the contract so as not to produce that result. A statement of the parties' original intention (here, to effect a freehold sale) does not warrant construing all operative provisions as if they were intended to replicate that transaction, particularly where other provisions are inconsistent with that characterisation.
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