
Bryan A. Garner
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Editor in chief, Black's Law Dictionary; author, Garner's Modern English Usage. Fall in love with language & it will love you back.
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First piece in the March 13 New Yorker. In your view, is the “whomever” in the second sentence correct? The New Yorker


I thought I’d sit down to enjoy the The New Yorker, but I can’t get through the first essay in peace.




5 must-read books for aspiring barristers 👇 1. Legal Writing in Plain English by Bryan A. Garner 2. In Black and White by Alexandra Wilson 3. Stories of the Law and How it's Broken by The Secret Barrister 🦋 4. In Your Defence by Sarah Langford 5. The Art of Advocacy by Richard Du Cann



The The Wall Street Journal front-page news capsules are poorly worded today. Note the awkwardness of these two. The first has a cliché plus inelegant variation; the second has a miscue caused partly by using “payments” (as opposed to “payment”) adjectivally. I usually admire this section.






Many people think that Noah Webster’s 1806 Compendious Dictionary was the first dictionary published in the U.S. But this one was earlier. Note that the coauthor, Samuel Johnson Jr., had no relation to the famous London literary figure. Dr Johnson's House


What an incredible honor, and mind-blowing surprise, that :::MAUREEN SCALIA::: attended my talk Heritage Foundation Meese Legal Center today on SCALIA: RISE TO GREATNESS. Deep thanks to John Malcolm for hosting me and arranging lunch with a true American hero, deserving of her own biography.







Just wondering why I’d keep a 1930 almanac. But inside I rediscovered the book stamp of Judge Jerome Frank of the Second Circuit. That’s why. #books #secondcircuit United States Courts USCourtsCA10 2nd CircuitBlog #appellatetwitter @2ndcircuit #ca2
