Three or four sentence paragraphs at most
Quotes are their own paragraph
“The monkey came out of no where,” said James Wood High School student Chris Griffin. “He came through the window and has stayed in my closet every since.”
Never stack quotes
Quotes should say something new, not repeat the lead into the quote
Comma rules
“At the event, actor Brad Pit introduced Lee Oswald, Jerry Lewis and John Stevens.”
I saw my boss, Johnny Rocket, and he was pissed.”
The president, George Bush or President George (capitalization)
Terry Franson, dean of student at APU or Dean of Students Terry Franson (capitalization)
Percent not %
And not &
communication studies not Communication Studies (only English and Spanish)
Numbers one through nine are spelled out and 10 and up are numerical
$4 million
7 p.m. not 7:00pm
1990s or ’90s
$3 not three dollars
Web site, website, Internet
7 mph
After introducing people, use last name
Books, Movies, Albums: quotations for design formatting, italicize is taking over