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020			_a9780314168917
050			_aKF 250 _b.G186 2006
100			_aGarner, Bryan A. _9100639
245		4	_aThe redbook : _ba manual on legal style / _cBryan A. Garner with Jeff Newman, Tiger Jackson.
260			_aSt. Paul, MN : _bWest Group, _cc2006.
300			_axxxiii, 510 p. _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes indexes.
505			_aPart 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.
520			_aIt 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.
650			_aCitation of legal authorities _947189
650			_aEnglish language
650			_aLaw _zUnited States _969728
650			_aLaw _zUnited States. _969728
650			_aLegal composition. _zUnited States _9106710
700			_aJackson, Tiger. _9106711
700			_aNewman, Jeff. _9106712
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