Writing
with Style Writing and Style Manual
Poway
Unified School District
Writing
with Style | Elements
of Written Communication | The
Writing Process |
Writing
Modes|
Forms
of Writing | Organizing
Your Writing
The
Basic Structure of an Academic Essay
The Research Process | MLA Format
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Informal Style |
Formal Style |
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May use
numerals for numbers 1, 5, 20,
100, 150 |
Write
out numbers of one or two words one, two
hundred, one million Use numerals
for numbers of three or more words 201, 47.5,
1,005 Use numerals
for dates July 19, 2001
20 May 2001 Write out
any number beginning a sentence Twenty-five
thousand dollars was more than he could afford. |
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My use
contractions can’t,
won’t, shouldn’t |
Write out
all contractions cannot, will
not, should not |
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May use
first, second, or third person pronouns: 1st I, me, we, us 2nd you 3rd he, she, it, they, them |
Keep writing
entirely in third person, or use first person sparingly. Eliminate
second person (you) entirely; substitute he, she, they, a person,
people, one, or another noun. Resist the
temptation to overuse the impersonal one: Impersonal:
One finds the hottest temperatures in
equatorial zones. Revised:
The hottest temperatures can be found in equatorial
zones. |
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May
abbreviate to save time and space. U.S., Feb.,
TV, N.Y. |
Spell out
most abbreviations United
States, February, television, New York Never use
etc. or & May use
abbreviations in standard use (never written out) Mr., Mrs.,
PhD, a.m., p.m. |
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May use
slang or colloquial expressions a lot, kids,
guy, jerk, mess around, swipe, awesome, blab, etc. |
Eliminate
slang and colloquial expressions. Substitute many,
much, a great deal, or a specific amount for a lot. |