Get to the Point | Short paragraphs produce more readable documents.

Get to the Point | You can get your point across without these extra words.

Get to the Point | Teddy Snyder points to entertaining and useful grammar resources. "Our fascination with grammar is not new."

Our legal writing skills series continues with a couple of punctuation marks that often trip up lawyers.

Words with the suffix “–nym” pop up regularly. Some are common, but many of the 46 words with this suffix are not. “Nym” derives from the Greek word for “name” or “word.”

Get to the Point | The error that seems increasingly common is “much adieu.” That should be “much ado.”

Teddy Snyder | Eloquent speakers understand that in every setting, every minute should be informing, perhaps delighting, your audience.

Teddy Snyder | When making oral presentations, always tell listeners where quoted material ends.

Jay Harrington | Let's face it, many legal blog posts are easy to ignore. Here's a structure for writing posts that are simple, skimmable — and readable.

Teddy Snyder | Don’t be tempted to use a fancy word when a plain one will do.