โ Scribed by Rebecca Gowers
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Prologue -- A digression on legal English -- The elements -- Correctness -- The choice of words: Introductory -- The choice of words: Avoiding the superfluous word -- The choice of words: Choosing the familiar word -- The choice of words: Choosing the precise word -- The handling of words -- Punctuation -- Epilogue
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