JOU 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jargon
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Check and double-check: numbers, who said what, who did what, spelling of names, other basic facts. Each word should do a job: get to the point, say it once, don"t be redundant, the inverted pyramid. )t"s only easy if you don"t know what you"re talking about. 3 ways to get information: research, observation, interviewing. First time you use it, use full name and identification. Earned title (dr. or sgt. ) can be used with the name on first reference, but not. Second and subsequent times, use a person"s last name, unless a child under. Capitalize (cid:498)true(cid:499) titles (cid:523)sen. , mayor, vice president(cid:524) (cid:498)false(cid:499) titles: job descriptions (cid:523)professor(cid:524: a uf student, joe smith, , uf student joe smith . )f the title is a (cid:498)true(cid:499) title and precedes the name and is not separated from. No comma with title and name, unless article in front the name by other words or punctuation, you capitalize the title.