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Friday, October 04, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (27): Commonly misunderstood, misused, or confused words (resources and infographics)

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1. Resources by by Judge Gerald Lebovits (an adjunct professor at New York Law School and two other law schools): Problem Words and Pairs...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Update as of July 29, 2020: Total number of visits: 1.56 million Total number of page views: 5.06 million I started this blog on Octob...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (26): Oxford comma (serial comma) cases, resources, and infographics

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Sentence without Oxford comma: I’d like to thank my parents, Ayn Rand and God. Sentence with Oxford comma: I’d like to thank my parent...
Friday, September 13, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (25): Million-dollar comma case; resources and infographics on commas

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1. The “million-dollar comma case” was a 2006 dispute between Rogers Communication (a cable company) and Bell Aliant (a telephone company). ...
Friday, September 06, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (24): 20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make (Infographic)

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20 Writing Mistakes Even Native Speakers Make (infographic) from GrammarCheck Click the graphic above to view or download the full info...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (23): Typography and visual design for pleadings, motions, court and other legal documents

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Jump to: Efficient Use of Paper Rule A.M. No. 11-9-4-SC; Save forests, use Plain English ; Proposed Rules on E-Filing A. M. 10-3-7-...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (22): Using software — StyleWriter 4, Drivel Defence, MS Word — to improve your writing

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1. StyleWriter 4 editor software checks 10,000 words in 12 seconds for hundreds of style and English usage issues like wordy and com...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (21): Plain Language guidelines from government regulatory offices

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Australian Securities and Investment Commission: “Regulatory Guide 228 Prospectuses: Effective disclosure for retail investors” (Novembe...
Thursday, August 08, 2019

Clear, concise, and effective English for law students, bar examinees, and legal writers in organizations, private companies, and government offices (20): “Legal Writing in Plain English” by Bryan A. Garner

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Garner is editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University Law Sch...