Comments on: Stop Wasting the Court’s Time with Poor Writing http://legalgeekery.com/2009/10/07/stop-wasting-the-courts-time-with-poor-writing/ Mon, 21 May 2012 13:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kris http://legalgeekery.com/2009/10/07/stop-wasting-the-courts-time-with-poor-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3631 kris Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:34:23 +0000 http://legalgeekery.com/?p=2338#comment-3631 Brilliant. Could someone please forward this to Orly Taitz. Just sayin Brilliant.

Could someone please forward this to Orly Taitz.

Just sayin

]]> By: Stephen Carpenter http://legalgeekery.com/2009/10/07/stop-wasting-the-courts-time-with-poor-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Stephen Carpenter Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:50:43 +0000 http://legalgeekery.com/?p=2338#comment-3202 Actually, past tense passive voice is appropriate in many circumstances. Any circumstance where what happened is more important than who did it. On the other hand, it bothers some people. I have never really understood that, though I come from the belief that fixing problems is more important than fixing blame. Thats why I decided against going into law... the whole profession seems utterly at odds with that proposition. Actually, past tense passive voice is appropriate in many circumstances. Any circumstance where what happened is more important than who did it. On the other hand, it bothers some people. I have never really understood that, though I come from the belief that fixing problems is more important than fixing blame. Thats why I decided against going into law… the whole profession seems utterly at odds with that proposition.

]]> By: Joshua Auriemma http://legalgeekery.com/2009/10/07/stop-wasting-the-courts-time-with-poor-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-3201 Joshua Auriemma Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:17:26 +0000 http://legalgeekery.com/?p=2338#comment-3201 Don't forget though that passive voice has the effect of calling attention to objects rather than actors, which can be very appropriate in brief writing. Ex. The knife was left under the waste basket. Don’t forget though that passive voice has the effect of calling attention to objects rather than actors, which can be very appropriate in brief writing.

Ex. The knife was left under the waste basket.

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