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... person to interview . Someone writing about a freeway on - ramp metering device , for example , interviewed the Assistant Director of the Traf- fic Engineering Department - the obvious person to interview about a freeway on - ramp ...
... person to interview . Someone writing about a freeway on - ramp metering device , for example , interviewed the Assistant Director of the Traf- fic Engineering Department - the obvious person to interview about a freeway on - ramp ...
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... PERSON IN THE ROUGH DRAFT " " Be consistent in the way you address your reader . Don't switch needlessly from one ... person ( I , we ) , especially if it avoids the awkward and impersonal third- person constructions like " the writer ...
... PERSON IN THE ROUGH DRAFT " " Be consistent in the way you address your reader . Don't switch needlessly from one ... person ( I , we ) , especially if it avoids the awkward and impersonal third- person constructions like " the writer ...
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... Person Person indicates whether the writer is speaking about himself ( first person ) , about the reader ( second person ) or about another person ( third person ) . First person I can see the aircraft approaching . Second person You ...
... Person Person indicates whether the writer is speaking about himself ( first person ) , about the reader ( second person ) or about another person ( third person ) . First person I can see the aircraft approaching . Second person You ...
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A Process Not Magic | 3 |
Getting Ready | 13 |
FINDING INFORMATION | 21 |
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