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Garner</span></a></div><div><span dir=ltr>University of Chicago Press</span>, <span dir=ltr>5 Jun 2001</span> - <a class="secondary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Business+%26+Economics%22&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0"><span dir=ltr>Business & Economics</span></a> - <span dir=ltr>227 pages</span></div></div><div id=synopsis><div id=synopsis-window><div id=synopsistext dir=ltr class="sa">Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful-unfortunately, these adjectives rarely describe legal writing, whether in the form of briefs, opinions, contracts, or statutes. In Legal Writing in Plain English, Bryan A. Garner provides lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The book encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing <i>process:</i> how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. In essence, it teaches straight thinking—a skill inseparable from good writing.<br> <br> Replete with common sense and wit, the book draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through more than a decade of teaching in the field. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting. Meanwhile, Garner explores important aspects of document design. Basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section reinforce the book's principles. (An answer key to basic exercises is included in the book; answers to intermediate and advanced exercises are provided in a separate Instructor's Manual, free of charge to instructors.) Appendixes include a comprehensive punctuation guide with advice and examples, and four model documents.<br> <br> Today more than ever before, legal professionals cannot afford to ignore the trend toward clear language shorn of jargon. Clients demand it, and courts reward it. Despite the age-old tradition of poor writing in law, <i>Legal Writing in Plain English</i> shows how legal writers can unshackle themselves.<br> <br> <i>Legal Writing in Plain English</i> includes:<br> <br> *Tips on generating thoughts, organizing them, and creating outlines.<br> *Sound advice on expressing your ideas clearly and powerfully.<br> *Dozens of real-life writing examples to illustrate writing problems and solutions.<br> *Exercises to reinforce principles of good writing (also available on the Internet).<br> *Helpful guidance on page layout.<br> *A punctuation guide that shows the correct uses of every punctuation mark.<br> *Model legal documents that demonstrate the power of plain English.<br></div></div></div><div class="search_box_wrapper"><form action=/books id=search_form style="margin:0px;padding:0px;" method=get> <input type=hidden name="redir_esc" value="y"><input type=hidden name="id" value="reZf9nzoiSQC"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class="swv-table"><tr><td 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class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>VI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>10</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>VII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>14</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>VIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>17</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>IX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>19</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>X</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>23</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>24</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="second_toc_column"><div class="second_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXVI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>91</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXVII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>93</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXVIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>97</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXXIX</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>100</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XL</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>105</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XLI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>107</td></tr><tr><td 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dir=ltr>XXV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>55</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXVI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>58</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXVII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>62</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXVIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>65</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XXIX</span></span></div></td><td 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dir=ltr>XLV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>117</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XLVI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>121</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XLVII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>123</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XLVIII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>124</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>XLIX</span></span></div></td><td 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align=right>137</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>LIV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>138</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>LV</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>140</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>LVI</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>143</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>LVII</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>145</td></tr><tr><td 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dir=ltr>additional property</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Advanced+Find&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Advanced Find</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=AFPC&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>AFPC</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Agreement&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>Agreement</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=alleged&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>alleged</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Alvarez&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>Alvarez</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=appeal&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>appeal</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=applicable&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>applicable</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=argument&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>argument</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=authority&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>authority</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Basic+Exercises&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>Basic Exercises</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=brief&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>brief</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=bring+a+copy&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>bring a copy</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Buchanan+County&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Buchanan County</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Burton&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>Burton</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Buyer&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Buyer</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=citations&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>citations</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=claim&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>claim</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=colleague&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>colleague</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=comma&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>comma</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=conspiracy&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=contract&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>contract</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=corporate&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=damages&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>damages</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=declaratory+judgment&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>declaratory judgment</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=defendant&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>defendant</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=district+court&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>district court</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=document&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>document</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=easement&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>easement</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=edit&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>edit</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=employees&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>employees</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=evidence&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>evidence</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=example&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>example</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Exercises+Basic&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>Exercises Basic</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=fact+issue&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>fact issue</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=failed&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>failed</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=federal&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>federal</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=fees&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>fees</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=filed&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>filed</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=following+sentences&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>following sentences</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=group+or+class&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>group or class</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=hearsay&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>hearsay</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Judge&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Judge</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=lawyers&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>lawyers</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=lease&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>lease</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=legal+drafting&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>legal drafting</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=legal+writing&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>legal writing</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=McLean+County&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>McLean County</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=means&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>means</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Melinda+Jackson&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Melinda Jackson</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=ment&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>ment</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=motion&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>motion</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Nationwide+Mut&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Nationwide Mut</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=notice&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud9"><span dir=ltr>notice</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=officer&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>officer</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=opinion&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Pantheon&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>Pantheon</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=paragraph&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>paragraph</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=party&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>party</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=passage&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>passage</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=person&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>person</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=phrase&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>phrase</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=plain+English&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>plain English</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=plaintiff&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>plaintiff</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=police+reports&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>police reports</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=prepared+to+discuss&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>prepared to discuss</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=problem&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>problem</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=quotation&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=readability&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>readability</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=readers&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>readers</span></a> <a 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href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Sally+Burton&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>Sally Burton</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Seller&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Seller</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Silver+Sidings&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>Silver Sidings</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Somerset&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=statement&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>statement</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=statute&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>statute</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=summary+judgment&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>summary judgment</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=tence&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>tence</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=term&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>term</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=termination&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>termination</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Texas&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=Texas+Supreme+Court&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>Texas Supreme Court</span></a> <a 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class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>words</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&q=writing+group&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>writing group</span></a></div></div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class=about_title><a name="citations_module_anchor"></a>References to this book</h3><div id=citations_module class=about_content><div id=citations_module_v><div class="left-column-outer"><div class="left-column-inner"><div class="crsiwrapper"><table class="rsi" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0><tr><td class="coverdstd" align="center"><a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=86piAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_citations_module_r&cad=5" ><img alt="" class="coverthumb hover-card-attach-point" src="https://books.google.com.sg/books/content?id=86piAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5" border="0" height="80"></a></td><td valign=top><div class=resbdy><a class="primary cresbdy" 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Garner is also the author of several best-selling books, including Garner's Modern English Usage and, with Justice Antonin Scalia, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts and Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges. </div></div></div></div><div class=vertical_module_list_row><h3 class="about_title">Bibliographic information</h3><div class="about_content" id="metadata_content" style="padding-bottom:.3em"><div class="metadata_sectionwrap"><table id="metadata_content_table"><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label">Title</td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text with Exercises</span><br><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22Chicago+Guides+to+Writing,+Editing,+and+Publishing%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><i><span dir=ltr>Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing</span></i></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Author</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Bryan+A.+Garner%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><span dir=ltr>Bryan A. Garner</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Edition</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>illustrated, reprint</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Publisher</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>University of Chicago Press, 2001</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>ISBN</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>0226284182, 9780226284187</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Length</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><span dir=ltr>227 pages</span></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Subjects</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><div style="display:inline" itemscope itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Breadcrumb"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Business+%26+Economics%22" itemprop="url" dir=ltr><span itemprop="title">Business & Economics</span></a></div> › <div style="display:inline" itemscope itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Breadcrumb"><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Business+%26+Economics+Business+Law%22" itemprop="url" dir=ltr><span itemprop="title">Business Law</span></a></div><br><br><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Business+%26+Economics+/+Business+Law%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><span dir=ltr>Business & Economics / Business Law</span></a><br/><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Law+/+Legal+Profession%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><span dir=ltr>Law / Legal Profession</span></a><br/><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Law+/+Legal+Writing%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><span dir=ltr>Law / Legal Writing</span></a><br/><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Reference+/+General%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><span dir=ltr>Reference / General</span></a><br/><a class="primary" href="https://www.google.com.sg/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=subject:%22Reference+/+Writing+Skills%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=7"><span dir=ltr>Reference / Writing Skills</span></a></td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td>&nbsp</td><td>&nbsp</td></tr><tr class="metadata_row"><td class="metadata_label"><span dir=ltr>Export Citation</span></td><td class="metadata_value"><a class="gb-button " href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/download/Legal_Writing_in_Plain_English.bibtex?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&output=bibtex"><span dir=ltr>BiBTeX</span></a> <a class="gb-button " href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/download/Legal_Writing_in_Plain_English.enw?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&output=enw"><span dir=ltr>EndNote</span></a> <a class="gb-button " href="https://books.google.com.sg/books/download/Legal_Writing_in_Plain_English.ris?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&output=ris"><span dir=ltr>RefMan</span></a></td></tr></table></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><script>_OC_addFlags({Host:"https://books.google.com.sg/", IsBooksUnifiedLeftNavEnabled:1, IsZipitFolderCollectionEnabled:1, IsBrowsingHistoryEnabled:1, IsBooksRentalEnabled:1});_OC_Run({"is_cobrand":false,"sign_in_url":"https://www.google.com/accounts/Login?service=print\u0026continue=https://books.google.com.sg/books%3Fid%3DreZf9nzoiSQC%26redir_esc%3Dy%26hl%3Den\u0026hl=en"}, {"volume_id":"reZf9nzoiSQC","is_ebook":false,"volumeresult":{"has_flowing_text":false,"has_scanned_text":true,"can_download_pdf":false,"can_download_epub":false,"is_pdf_drm_enabled":false,"is_epub_drm_enabled":false},"sample_url":"https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=reZf9nzoiSQC\u0026source=gbs_atb_hover","is_browsable":true,"is_public_domain":false}, {});</script><div id="footer_table" style="font-size:83%;text-align:center;position:relative;top:20px;height:4.5em;margin-top:2em"><div style="margin-bottom:8px"><a href="/intl/en/googlebooks/about.html"><nobr><nobr>About Google Books</nobr></nobr></a> - <a href="/intl/en/googlebooks/privacy.html"><nobr><nobr>Privacy Policy</nobr></nobr></a> - <a href="/intl/en/googlebooks/tos.html"><nobr><nobr>Terms of Service</nobr></nobr></a> - <a href="http://books.google.com.sg/support/partner/?hl=en-SG"><nobr><nobr>Information for Publishers</nobr></nobr></a> - <a href="http://books.google.com.sg/support/answer/180577?hl=en-SG&url=https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=reZf9nzoiSQC&redir_esc=y&hl=en&v=reZf9nzoiSQC&is=atb"><nobr><nobr>Report an issue</nobr></nobr></a> - <a href="http://books.google.com.sg/support/topic/4359341?hl=en-SG"><nobr><nobr>Help</nobr></nobr></a> - <a href="https://www.google.com.sg/"><nobr><nobr>Google Home</nobr></nobr></a></div></div></div></div></div><script>(function() {var href = window.location.href;if (href.indexOf('?') !== -1) {var parameters = href.split('?')[1].split('&');for (var i = 0; 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