A Rogues' Gallery of Usage Problems

Fischer, Judith D.

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A Rogues' Gallery of Usage Problems

Judith D. Fischer

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

2012

76 Kentucky Bench & Bar Journal 32 (July 2012)
University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2012-13

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This article covers some contemporary English usage problems that appear in legal writing, including dangling modifiers, confusing deletions of the relative pronoun "that," and misuse of "begs the question" and "as such."

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Keywords: English usage problems, legal writing, lawyers' writing, begs the question, "as such," media, criteria, indicia, data, deleting the relative pronoun "that," dangling modifiers

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Date posted: August 14, 2012

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Fischer, Judith D., A Rogues' Gallery of Usage Problems (2012). 76 Kentucky Bench & Bar Journal 32 (July 2012); University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2012-13. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2129256

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Judith D. Fischer (Contact Author)

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )

Wilson W. Wyatt Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
United States