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U.S. Supreme Court Interviews On Effective Legal Writing – Part Iii, Robert S. Anderson
U.S. Supreme Court Interviews On Effective Legal Writing – Part Iii, Robert S. Anderson
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
This column concludes a three-part discussion of legal writing interviews given by eight of the nine sitting justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices discussed usage and grammar issues, as well as their own pet peeves as readers of legal writing.
Sorting Things Out—Which, That, Then, Than, When, Where, K.K. Duvivier
Sorting Things Out—Which, That, Then, Than, When, Where, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
The May 2005 column addressing "which" and "that" evoked a flurry of comments about additional issues. This column responds to the reader questions that column spawned.
Going On A “Which” Hunt, K.K. Duvivier
Going On A “Which” Hunt, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
KK: Here's a question that/which I've wondered about for some time. What is the proper use of the words "that"and "which"? I understand their use in the context of "Which car is yours?"and "It's that red one."However which word is proper in my first sentence and how do I know when to use one or the other?
All For One: Subject-Verb Agreement For Compounds And Collective Subjects, K.K. Duvivier
All For One: Subject-Verb Agreement For Compounds And Collective Subjects, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
I missed the memo that changed noun-verb agreement on nouns formerly defined as singular i.e. "staff," meaning more than one person, as in "the staff are." When did it change from "the staff is"? Who decided on this change, and why wasn't I notified? I'm making light of this issue, but I'm perplexed. PS. Grammar check didn't get the memo either District Judge Marilyn Leonard.
Right Writing Or Rite Riting?, K.K. Duvivier
Right Writing Or Rite Riting?, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
After more than two decades of deliberation, a government-sponsored commission, composed of linguists from the major German-speaking countries, recently issued a new standard German grammar called Die neue deutsche Rechtschreibung.
Grammar And Style Check Programs: Machine V. Man, K.K. Duvivier
Grammar And Style Check Programs: Machine V. Man, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
Garry Kasparov fought for all of us. A human being against Deep Blue, a computer that has thirty-two processors acting as thirty-two brains simultaneously to consider future chess moves. When the computer won the first game, it was an apocalypse for chess enthusiasts. Was an artificial brain actually superior? A similar question arises in writing: do computerized grammar and style checkers create superior writing?
Gratifying Rules Of Grammar, K.K. Duvivier
Gratifying Rules Of Grammar, K.K. Duvivier
Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship
No abstract: rules of grammar in list form