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On Writing With Adverbs, James M. Donovan
On Writing With Adverbs, James M. Donovan
AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers
The standard rules for good writing dictate that adverbs should be avoided. They undermine the effectiveness of the text, and detract from the author’s point. Students and teachers of legal writing have incorporated this general rule, leading them not only to avoid adverbs in their own writings, but also to overlook them in the writings of others, including statutes and cases. However, as Michael Oakeshott has argued, law happens not in the rules but in the adverbs. To become desensitized to the power of adverbs, or to presume that they are weak and unnecessary, leads the reader not only to …
Legal Research Book Camp: Bridging The 1l Knowledge Gap, Mari Cheney
Legal Research Book Camp: Bridging The 1l Knowledge Gap, Mari Cheney
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Law Libraries Linking Data To Mobile Devices: Save Patrons’ Time And Stay Hip, Anna Russell, Carli Spina
Law Libraries Linking Data To Mobile Devices: Save Patrons’ Time And Stay Hip, Anna Russell, Carli Spina
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