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Repairing Long Sentences (PDF)

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Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data Analytics

The long, long sentence is legal writing’s oldest curse. You’ve probably seen even worse than the original sentence, but it’s still way too long (83 words). I offer three different […]

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A little less stiff, and no tangents, please.

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

Our writing guru, Joseph Kimble, goes after some common blemishes. In the original opinion, he notes, the second half of the first sentence seems pointless. So does the third sentence, […]

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Bullet points, yes. Unnecessary dates, no. (PDF)

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Vol. 101 No. 3 (2017) | Bold and Persistent Reform

REDLINES Our writing guru, Joseph Kimble, simplifies and adds punch with some fairly quick fixes. He notes: The opinion deals with Defendant’s motion to quash Plaintiff’s notice of deposition. Before […]

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