Grammar
A Giggle for the Grammar Police
Source: observando
Read MoreA Fine Example of Getting to the Point
Greg Lambert wrote a post for 3 Geeks and a Law Blog earlier this week about “The Art of Shorter Writing”. Having suffered from written verbal diarrhea all my life, I agree with him that modern professional writing has changed, and that the preferred style is clear, concise writing that gets the main point across…
Read MoreToday’s Quote: Somebody Has to Ask the Hard Questions
Okay, this is more than one quote, but these real Courtroom Quotations recorded for posterity (yay for us, not so much for the lawyers) from Things People Said make me feel better about some of the times I’ve opened my mouth and inserted my foot: Lawyer: “You were there until the time you left, is…
Read MoreThe Exception to Every Grammar Rule
Legal professionals should subscribe to a few good grammar police blogs, for the laughs and the reminders that using bad grammar really does cost the writer major IQ points. I’m the first to point out grammar mistakes (and am happy to have mine pointed out, too) – but there is one occasion when I’ll let…
Read MoreArrrgggghhh!!! The Holidaze AND Apostrophe Abuse
This post at Apostrophe Abuse expresses both my holiday spirit and one of my misuse of punctuation pet peeves: Wait. Take a deep breath. Count my blessings. Uh, thank you for snarky grammar blogs? Source: Apostrophe Abuse
Read MoreTGIF: For Everyone Working on Papers for Paralegal Classes over the Holidays
I just discovered the VeryMaryKate channel on Youtube, and may be watching it for the remainder of the day in my pjs, while eating ginormous turkey sandwiches and chocolate cake. As a student for many years (two-year paralegal technology program and four-year bachelor degree earned in bits and pieces at three different universities) I had…
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