A. Gender. One gender includes the other gender;

B. Singular and Plural. The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular;

C. Tenses. Words used in the present tense include the past and future tenses and vice versa, unless manifestly inapplicable;

D. Use of Words and Phrases. Words and phrases not specifically defined shall be construed according to the context and approved usage of the language;

E. All words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.