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Plain Language to the Rescue
EGRESS? You are in a crowded restaurant. The fire alarm goes off and diners rush for the doors. One...
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Guide to Good Writing; Get Specific!
Strunk & White’s classic guide to good writing, The Elements of Style, urges writers to use...
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Using Microsoft Word’s Readability Program: advice for lawyers
Readability should be a goal of all careful writers. Lawyers, in particular, need to exercise care...
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Calling All Scribes
What does the word “scribes” call to mind? For most people, it evokes the image of medieval monks...
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Vampire Verbs and Zombie Nouns
Whether it's Halloween or not, verbs and nouns can sometimes be downright scary! Professor Otto...
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Update: Corporate Annual Reports – Plain-Language Progress?
Last year at about this time, I wrote this in a blog post, “Corporate Annual Reports –...
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Note to legal writers: You CAN start sentences with But.
My colleague Joe Kimble has attempted to refute the common superstition against beginning a...
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Legal Writing Experts Explain the Evolving "They"
One thing is for sure. Only writing professionals and the grammar elite have the passion to wrap...
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Kimble Center for Legal Drafting Established at WMU-Cooley Law School
Western Michigan University-Cooley Law School is pleased to announce that it has established the ...
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