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Close but no Cigar
· Avoid using direct quotes
· Try to paraphrase "So and on says such."Andrew Baziel says “QUIT COPYING ME”


To Attribute or Not To Attribute
· Facts do not need attribution
· But options doBe sure to you attribution whenever a statement or a piece of information
Is clearly option debatable
Implies blamehas not been proven true
Might be conteversial
Might be questionable

Earth rotates around the sun said Dr. Tom Sawyer (bad)Tom Sawyer says that all cats are dangerous and should be on leashes
Half-Listening Listeners
· Use crisp snappy leads
· Repeat
· Give details
· Avoid the word former and latter

Huleo was shot in the rough ghetto of Mexico and then latter hit a baseball bat by many rival gang members (BAD)Huleo was shot in the rough ghetto of Mexico and was repeatedly beat with a baseball bat by many rival gang members (GOOD)



Contraction Can’t Hurt
· Don’t be afraid to use contractions
Ricoh Swavey did not do anything to prevent the beating (bad)
Ricoh Swavey didn’t do anything to prevent the beating (good)
Who’s He
· Don’t Use pronouns

Raymondo Garcia is the first Mexican to be a millionaire. He won his money on a scratching ticket (bad)
Raymondo Garcia is the first Mexican to be a millionaire. Raymondo won his money on a scratching ticket (good)
You is Us
· Use “us, we and are” instead of “you and your”

Your gas prices could be going up(bad)Our Gas prices Could be going down(good)
Now is The Time
· Use the present tence

Black Tom Cassidy diedBlack Tom Cassidy is Dead
Timely Time
· Use specific time

Early ago the pirates took over the navyThis moring at about 11:37 the pirates took over the navy (good)
Natural Time
· Avoid awkward place of time
Gerald’s hair was cut today in the mourningGerald’s hair was cut this mourning

Action Please
· Use a active voice instead of a passive voicehe was bitten by the strange animalthe animal bit the man
What does that stand For
· Don’t use abbreviations Blvd,St,Plap,DrBoulevard, Saint , Portage La Prairie, Doctor

Organized Organization
· Write out the organizations fully the firs time they appear in the story and the abbreviate them afterThe national rifle association is holding a press conference . The NRA said that they will not answer all questions
· A r-o-s-e is not a Roseuse ( - ) if you want to say each letter separate

T-N-T, F-B-I and C-I-A
By The NumbersIf they are single digit write it out if its more then one digit put it in numbers