Add to ORKGMost of my columns advise legal writers; this one also aims to change the perspective of a legal reader. The September 2004 column addressed some of the issues raised by a British best- seller on punctuation called Eats, Shoots & Leaves. The author, Lynne Truss, attempts to make a case for sticklers who refuse to patronize any shop with checkouts for \u27eight items or less\u27 or who have urges to shin up ladders at dead of night with an apostrophe-shaped stencil and a tin of paint to correct advertisements. To her, punctuation errors are signs of ignorance and indifference
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The apostrophe is on its deathbed, if you believe Charles Larson, a professor of literature at Ameri...
In the middle grades, learning about writing mechanics often occurs through inauthentic language dri...
The last Scrivener\u27 introduced readers to a new comprehensive reference tool for legal writers ca...
Thus, instead of reinforcing the author\u27s premise, the panda story may illustrate the weakness of...
Judges are more likely to rule against you if they cannot understand your points and if your argumen...
Typos get attention--negative attention--like a blemish on the tip of your nose on prom night. But t...
This month, I am turning the column over to letters from readers. If you have a question or comment ...
Readers frequently send me questions about word usage. The Bluebook states that one should consult t...
Occasionally legal writing can benefit from a few lesser-used punctuation marks. This article focuse...
This article aims to get some respect for the underappreciated comma, using a New York Times book re...
One characteristic of legal writing, parodied in the caricature above, is the use of multiple words ...
True, a judge probably won\u27t rule against you if your cites are wrong, but faulty cites do reflec...
In this column for Kentucky Bar Association\u27s magazine (B&B - Bench & Bar), Professor Diane B. Kr...
This study responds to many of the assumptions incited by the discourse by and about British author ...
The RIPS Law Librarian Blog is a publication of the "Research Instruction and Patron Services" Speci...
The apostrophe is on its deathbed, if you believe Charles Larson, a professor of literature at Ameri...
In the middle grades, learning about writing mechanics often occurs through inauthentic language dri...
The last Scrivener\u27 introduced readers to a new comprehensive reference tool for legal writers ca...