Drafting Legal Documents
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Punctuation, Capitalization, Typography and Spelling
1. Use the "Government Printing Office Style Manual" as a
guide to punctuation, capitalization, and typography. The most frequent problem
in drafting is punctuation for a list. That problem is discussed in the section
"Principles of Clear Writing," convention
20.
2. Use the "Government Printing Office Style Manual" for preferred spellings and spelling
conventions. Otherwise, consult a standard English dictionary.
