Reporter's Name:                                              Type of Cat Software:

E-Mail:                                                                Alternate E-Mail:

Street Address:

City:                                        State:                    Zip Code:

Contact Phone Number:

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Commas and Semicolons

__Comma between month and year (December, 2005)

__Comma after year (January 1, 2008, letter)

__Semicolon before "is that correct?"/"do you remember?"/"is that right?"

__Comma before "right?"/"correct?"

__Semicolon before "right?"/"correct?'

__Space before and after dashes (word -- word)

Cleaning Up

__Clean up attorneys, in general                                            __Clean up judges

__Delete false starts, such as "Now," "Well, now," "Okay, Mr."

__Leave in "strike that"                                                            __New paragraph after "strike that"
        
Comma Series

__Chickens, pigs, and cows                                                        __Chickens, pigs and cows

Numbers

__Spell out number from one through nine; figures for number 10, forward

__Number consistency; all figures or all words in a sentence

__Start sentence with a word when it begins with a numerical reference

Time Figures

__9:00 o'clock                    __9:00                        __9 o'clock                            __nine o'clock

Numbered Items

__No. 10                        __Number 10                            __Number Ten
    
Speaker Identification after Interruption

__BY MR. SMITH
    
    Q.    What Happened next?

__Q.    (By Mr. Smith):  What happened next?

__Q    BY MR. SMITH:    What happened next?

Flag Problem Areas with Marks

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