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<p>1826. <del>July</del> Aug. 1<lb/> | |||
<head>Penal Code.</head><note>Form<lb/> | |||
Ch. Phraseology<lb/> | |||
§. Length of Sentence</note></p> | |||
<p><head>Ch. or §. Structure of Sentences – Length of Sentences</head></p> | |||
<p>Proposition – The shorter the sentence, the better. | |||
Rule – Minimize the length of sentence.</p> | |||
<p>Reasons. Advantages. Uses. 1. The shorter the sentence, the<lb/> | |||
clearer is it <add>in the eyes</add> to the reader: the clearer that is to say the <del><gap/></del><lb/> | |||
more free from obscurity: more easily apprehended by the<lb/> | |||
conception: more easily retained in the memory.</p> | |||
<p>2. The shorter the sentence the clearer it is in the eyes of<lb/> | |||
the Legislator and the Judge. <del><gap/></del> For the purpose of continued<lb/> | |||
supervision and amendment much clearer will it be to the eyes<lb/> | |||
of the Judge: for he purpose of interpretation, in those of the Judge.</p> | |||
<p><del>What <gap/></del> To be <add>perfectly</add> clear to the conception the judgment and the<lb/> | |||
memory every distinguishable proposition must be presented by<lb/> | |||
itself unconnected with <add>Exception excepted</add> every other: <del>no more this an object</del> <add>object, </add> | |||
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1826. July Aug. 1
Penal Code.Form
Ch. Phraseology
§. Length of Sentence
Ch. or §. Structure of Sentences – Length of Sentences
Proposition – The shorter the sentence, the better. Rule – Minimize the length of sentence.
Reasons. Advantages. Uses. 1. The shorter the sentence, the
clearer is it in the eyes to the reader: the clearer that is to say the
more free from obscurity: more easily apprehended by the
conception: more easily retained in the memory.
2. The shorter the sentence the clearer it is in the eyes of
the Legislator and the Judge. For the purpose of continued
supervision and amendment much clearer will it be to the eyes
of the Judge: for he purpose of interpretation, in those of the Judge.
What To be perfectly clear to the conception the judgment and the
memory every distinguishable proposition must be presented by
itself unconnected with Exception excepted every other: no more this an object object,
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