Grammar

case management
Pass Through the Phantom Tollbooth of Case Management

Teddy Snyder | Does it feel like the players in your case are acting without rhyme or reason? Like Milo in 'The Phantom Tollbooth,' your job as a lawyer is to restore good decision-making and rational behavior.

Theda C. Snyder - August 26, 2025
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Supersede or Supercede? Why Do You Keep Misspelling This Word?

Teddy Snyder | Supersede is a concise word lawyers love to use, so why do so many get it wrong? Here's the seed of an idea to stop this mistake.

Theda C. Snyder - August 12, 2025
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Grammar Changes the Case Outcome — Again

Teddy Snyder | Get To The Point has previously discussed how naming a series of items in a document can be a pitfall. Well, it happened again.

Theda C. Snyder - July 24, 2025
A Less Common But Conspicuous Mistake: Who or Whom Came Up With This?

Teddy Snyder | Even if you never utter “whom” or “whomever” aloud, you need to use it correctly in your writing.

Theda C. Snyder - April 24, 2025
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The Curse of Knowledge: Effective Communication When You Know Too Much

Teddy Snyder | More effective communication with clients starts with understanding you know too much.

Theda C. Snyder - April 2, 2025
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It’s National Grammar Day! Three SCOTUS Cases Where Grammar Made a Difference

Teddy Snyder | National Grammar Day is a good time to review SCOTUS cases where grammar and usage dictated the outcome.

Theda C. Snyder - March 4, 2025
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Whereas, I Keep Telling Lawyers to Stop Writing Like This

Teddy Snyder | You're not writing in the 14th century, so stop trying to sound like a scrivener from 700 years ago.

Theda C. Snyder - February 4, 2025
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Eloquent Speakers: Make Every Word Important

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

Theda C. Snyder - January 15, 2025
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Tactical vs. Strategic: Redundant or Contradictory?

Teddy Snyder | This could be another example of people using words they don't understand.

Theda C. Snyder - January 7, 2025
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It Is What It Is — Can You Plead That in Court?

Teddy Snyder | You have a lot of ways to tell the story of your case, but are you doing it in the most effective way?

Theda C. Snyder - January 6, 2025
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