Guzman Ariza-Dominican Academy of Letters

[Alfredo Guzman]

I'm very proud to inform you all that your legal forum moderator and my father, Fabio J. Guzm?n Ariza, was recently elected as a member of the Dominican Academy of Letters ("Academia Dominicana de la Lengua").

For more info please click here.

Alfredo

 

[RonS]

Please accept my sincere congratulations Dr. Guzman. Thank you for all of the helpful advice and counsel you have provided to this forum over the years.

 

[FireGuy]

Congratulations on a significant life achievement Sr. Guzm?n.

Peer recognition is amongst the most satisfying of accolades.

Gregg

 

[2dlight]

Congratulations and thank you for all the contributions made to this forum.

 

[Hillbilly]

Congratulations Don Fabio, enhorabuena!!

HB

 

[Lambada]

Many congratulations, Dr. Guzm?n.

Alfredo, do I assume therefore that the mayoral candidate for Cabarete is a different Fabio Guzm?n? I'm jesting.......:cheeky:
El Nuevo Norte > Inicio

 

[SKing]

Congratulations, well deserved!!
SHALENA

 

[AnnaC]

Congratulations and thank you for the years of legal advice on DR1

 

[El Tigre]

Muchas felicidades Sr. Guzman! Y gracias por el apollo que siempre nos ha brindado en esta pagina!!!

 

[Pib]

Congratulations! That is some mighty achievement.

 

[Fabio J. Guzman]

Thank you so much for your congratulations and good wishes.

I have been writing for years about how Dominican lawyers should avoid pomposity and legalese, and write plain and precise Spanish prose that people and judges would understand. I have been called a dreamer, a grade-school teacher (?un maestrico?) and other things I dare not mention in polite company. My election to the Academy is a welcome change.

Here are some of my articles (in Spanish):

Academia Dominicana de la Lengua - NUESTRO IDIOMA - Fabio J. Guzm?n Ariza

 

[Pib]

I have been writing for years about how Dominican lawyers should avoid pomposity and legalese...

Does the academy have enforcing authority? Because I would like you to go around clubbing these people on the head on account of the same offense: journalists, politicians and some of our writers.

People tend to confuse pomposity with literacy. "If you can't dazzle them with your brilliance..."

 

[Fabio J. Guzman]

None, Pib. Neither does the Real Academia Espa?ola nor the Academie Fran?aise.

 

[Pib]

None, Pib. Neither does the Real Academia Espa?ola nor the Academie Fran?aise.

Trust me, when the revolution comes that is going to change.