The redbook : a manual on legal style / Bryan A. Garner with Jeff Newman, Tiger Jackson.
Material type: TextPublication details: St. Paul, MN : West Group, c2006.Description: xxxiii, 510 p. 23 cmISBN:- 9780314168917
- KF 250 .G186 2006
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Reference | Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference | KF 250 .G186 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3AEA0000307882 |
Includes indexes.
Part 1. Mechanics -- Punctuation -- Capitalization -- Italics, boldface and underlining -- Document design -- Numbers -- Typographic symbols -- Spelling -- Citations -- Footnotes -- pt. 2. Grammar, usage, and editing -- Grammar -- Stuffy words and legalese -- Troublesome words -- Editing and proofreading -- pt. 3. Preparing legal documents -- Business correspondence -- Case briefs -- Research memos -- Opinion letters -- Demand letters -- Affidavits and declarations -- Pleadings -- Motions -- Appellate briefs -- Judicial opinions -- Contracts.
It serves as an essential guide to legal writing. Importantly, it answers the nuts- and-bolts questions about grammar, word choice, formatting, punctuation, spelling, editing, etc. Many rules are illustrated with examples in legal contexts, including judicial opinions and other legal literature. It Includes pompous legalese, doublets and triplets, dead words and phrases, stuffy phrases, wordy phrases and fancy words.
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