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RECORD NUMBER: 15 OF 26| Main Title | Plain English for lawyers / | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Wydick, Richard C. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Carolina Academic Press, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 38435040 | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 0890899940; 9780890899946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Legal composition | ||||||||||||||||
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| Edition | 4th ed. | ||||||||||||||||
| Collation | x, 173 p. ; 22 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Contents Notes | Why plain English? -- Omit surplus words -- Use base verbs, not nominalizations -- Prefer the active voice -- Use short sentences -- Arrange your words with care -- Choose your words with care -- Avoid language quirks -- Punctuate carefully -- Appendix 1. Reader's exercise key -- Appendix 2. Additional exercises. |