Bryan Garner on Words: Guard against poor legal research with these 3 writing practices. ow.ly/uJza50Tpjpf #PracticeMatters #legalwriting Bryan A. Garner Bryan A. Garner

I’ve seen it happen.

📣Rave review for Prof. Ward Farnsworth's newest book—all of his books, actually!—in Claremont Institute's Review of Books, from Joseph Epstein. Read it in its entirety: claremontreviewofbooks.com/exempli-gratia/

CoachPalmer I don't play Scrabble or use the Scrabble dictionary, but at a recent dictionary exhibit (thank you, Bryan A. Garner and Jack Lynch), I encountered plenty of English dictionaries past and present. Do you have an example of a word you wish weren't included? 🙂

Query for everyone (seriously): Why should we concern ourselves with matters of style—in the copyediting sense? What’s the real rationale?

Year in Review: Bryan Garner's 2024 legal writing tips. ow.ly/ffaj50UvYuS #legalwriting #yearinreview Bryan A. Garner Bryan A. Garner

It was 114 years ago yesterday that my grandfather, Meade F. Griffin, received this book as a Christmas present. He was 16. He went on to a distinguished career as a lawyer and judge. He died a few months before my 16th. I treasure the books bearing his ownership signature.

Opening paragraph of a 1919 book on the presidency.

Confucius in 5th century BCE. Still relevant?

Thought for the day—from Leon Green writing in 1941.

I appear to be missing 6 of the 18 editions (or, if I follow its guidance, six of its eighteen editions).

Happy birthday!

Bryan Garner on Words - Right Writing: Can you pass this grammar test? ow.ly/KRKY50VqtIV #legalwriting #practicematters Bryan A. Garner Bryan A. Garner

I disagree. Once you teach a kid to ride a bike, the kid can ride it just about anywhere.

mrbobomonster The OED One of the most interesting things I learned from Bryan A. Garner's 2021 book Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar is that there have been lively disagreements over how many parts of speech there are, what they are, and where words belong in them. Still not over!

Bryan Garner on Words - Right Writing: Can you pass this grammar test? ow.ly/KRKY50VqtIV #legalwriting #practicematters Bryan A. Garner Bryan A. Garner

I’m rearranging my “Books by Friends” category and have decided that Judge Posner is definitely in. We had our tussle in The New Republic in 2012, but our last interaction was quite genial. And in 2005 and 2006 he signed books to me “with affection.” He’s a friend.

“We’re not a king. We’re not a king at all.” So said President Trump today, using the royal “we.” #trump #KingTrump

Ahem.... One space after periods. It's official.

I’m surprised (not to say relieved) that nobody has supplied an “i” to the second line of this sign.