Bryan A. Garner (born November 17, 1958, in Lubbock, Texas) is a U.S. lawyer, lexicographer, and teacher who has written several books about English usage and style, including Garner's Modern American Usage and Elements of Legal Style.
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As a grammarian, Garner has written books on general English usage, including Garner's Modern American Usage.
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Garner attended the University of Texas at Austin (1977–1981) and, upon receiving his B.A. degree, entered the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as associate editor of the Texas Law Review.
Garner tells us, "It is a gross canard that beginning a sentence with but is stylistically slipshod. In fact, doing so is highly desirable in any number of contexts, as many stylebooks have said (many correctly pointing out that but is more effective than however at the beginning of a sentence)".
The FRCP were completely rewritten, effective December 1, 2007, under the leadership of a committee headed by law professor and editor of Black's Law Dictionary, Bryan A. Garner, for the avowed purpose of making them easier to understand.
It was entitled The Rules of Golf in Plain English, by the lexicographer Bryan A. Garner and USGA rules official Jeffrey S. Kuhn.
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The convention resulted in the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John N. Garner for reelection.
Instead, two Democratic state representatives, Allen Bradley and James David Cain of Dry Creek in Beauregard Parish, competed for the post.
Samuel Alito's memo written while working in the Solicitor General's office regarding Memphis Police v. Garner which was the Sixth Circuit appellate case leading to Tennessee v. Garner.
He ran against N. Leo Daughtry in 2009 for North Carolina House of Representatives District 49, but lost by 3,745 votes.
John T. Garner (1809–1888), soldier in the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution
Ten dollars and a purse taken from the burglarized house were found on his body.
This delay resulted in the first meeting of the 73rd Congress, along with the first inauguration of President Roosevelt and Vice President John N. Garner, taking place on March 4, 1933.