Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Bryan A. Garner

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American editor Bryan A. Garner.
Last updated on November 9, 2024.
Bryan A. Garner

Bryan Andrew Garner is an American lawyer, lexicographer, and teacher who has written more than two dozen books about English usage and style such as Garner's Modern English Usage for a general audience, and others for legal professionals. He also wrote two books with Justice Antonin Scalia: Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (2008) and Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts (2012).

We all take leave of our senses, from time to time. . . . . — © Bryan A. Garner
We all take leave of our senses, from time to time. . . . .
A word about 'plain English.' The phrase certainly shouldn't connote drab and dreary language. Actually, plain English is typically quite interesting to read. It's robust and direct-the opposite of gaudy, pretentious language. You achieve plain English when you use the simplest, most straightforward way of expressing an idea. You can still choose interesting words. But you'll avoid fancy ones that have everyday replacements meaning precisely the same thing.
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