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Garner on language and writing : selected essays and speeches of Bryan A. Garner

Since the 1987 appearance of A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, Bryan A. Garner has proved to be a versatile and prolific writer on legal-linguistic subjects. This collection of his essays shows both profound scholarship and sharp wit. The essays cover subjects as wide-ranging as learning to write, style, persuasion, contractual and legislative drafting, grammar, lexicography, writing in law school, writing in law practice, judicial writing, and all the literature relating to these diverse subjects
Print Book, English, ©2009
American Bar Association, Chicago, ©2009
Terminology
xxxv, 839 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781604424454, 1604424451
310224965
Introductory Essay
Learning to Write
Style
Persuasive Writing
Legal Drafting
English Grammar and Usage
Legal Language
Legal Lexicography
Writing in Law School
Writing in Practice
Judicial Writing
Citations
Bizarreries
Tributes and Autobiographical Essays
Interviews
Book Recommendations
Book Reviews
Chronicles of Grammar, Usage, and Writing
The Last Word
Recommended Sources on Language and Writing
Originally printed: Chicago : American Bar Association, c2008--dataview