系列卷首语：决胜Juris Doctor全A攻略根据走访、观察普通法系顶尖法学院传奇JD毕业生，整理其榜样力量而写成，助力每一位法学留学生be the best of your batch!!!
Output子章节卷首语：正式法律书面写作是JD课程的大基本，也是知识“输出”的主要途径，本系列将提供一套可执行的法律写作训练，帮助你点滴积累，直至能写出漂亮的英美普通法文件。
决胜Juris Doctor全A Output②：Adapting writing for your audience 程磊 郭文汐，公众号：Bamboo Splint 跨境金融法律订阅决胜Juris Doctor全A Output②：Adapting writing for you audience
Using punctuation effectively is one the most important advices on writing clearly; punctuation consists of more than '.' (full stops) and ',' (commas)!
👆本期卷首语初步展示了“逗号”、“分号”、“引号”、“感叹号”等标点的运用。有没有觉得表达变得简洁又清晰了呢？
| Symbol |
Name |
Samples |
| 1. ' |
Apostrophe |
compuer's screen表所有格 can't be released缩略语 |
| 2. () |
Brackets; Parentheses |
a 'letter of support' (or "comfort letter") 补充信息 It's an offence to steal (Theft Act, 1968) 正文引用 "We shall fight [and] we shall hold." 引用中勘误 |
| 3. : |
Colon |
Our aids include the following: a, b and c. 引出一组并列名词 Academic: Students Handbook 连接主标题和副标题 |
| 4. , |
Comma |
The examinees are provided with a, b and c 区隔并列词组列举 The defendant, who had been absent throughout the trial, was found guilty. 补充信息 However, before the new products can be launced, additioanl funds are needed. 跟在提示词或从句后 |
| 5. ! |
Exclamation Mark |
增添主观性，减少客观性 |
| 6. . |
Full Stop |
e.g., 缩略语的组成部分 "We shall fight...never surrender." 引述中的省略 |
| 7. - |
Hyphen; Dash |
Long-term effects 复合形容词一般都加"-" the past half-century 复合名词则需要个别判断和积累 |
| 8. ? |
Question Mark |
Rember what you contemplate right. 间接问句不用"？" |
| 9. ; |
Semi-colon |
The treasurer approved; the king didn't. 连接两个independent clause Members went to different countries: David, UK; and Angela, Germany. 区隔已包含逗号的词组 |
| 10. " |
Speech Mark |
The box was labelled "This Side Up". 和label/mark/sign/entitle固定搭配 In Smith V Foster, Harrison LJ held that "oral acceptance is in law just as effective". 引用，英式多用''，美式多用"". |
动手做小练习卷首语：
让他碰钉子吧，然后就乖了。在我们亲自躬身一点一点细节去完成一件困难的事情前，我们将会是“薛定谔的自己”，“一个自信万能的我”，或一个“自卑无用的我”。
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