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• Title:Plain English for lawyers / Richard C. Wydick.
  
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• Author/Creator:Wydick, Richard C.
  
• Published/Created:Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2005.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KF250 .W9 2005 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Legal composition.
  
• Edition:5th ed.
  
• Description:xii, 139 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:1594601518 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Ch. 1. Why plain English?
  Ch. 2. Omit surplus words
  Ch. 3. Use base verbs, not nominalizations
  Ch. 4. Prefer the active voice
  Ch. 5. Use short sentences
  Ch. 6. Arrange your words with care
  Ch. 7. Choose your words with care
  Ch. 8. Avoid language quirks
  Ch. 9. Punctuate carefully.