Welcome edit
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- Stormbox: a sandbox for a new tropical storm article.
- Style stuff: A page containing style and coding templates, tips and advice.
Bio edit
I'm a writer and editor who has worked also in environmental consulting. Currently a newspaper editor.
My interests include science, weather (tropical cyclone), and the French colonial period in America (Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand and Fort de Chartres)). Also a fan of Cajun and Zydeco music; sailing and racing sailboats; photography; home improvement; and design.
Style stuff edit
See User:DavidH/style1 for guidelines and markup codes.
Quick tips Use simple, direct, precise, everyday English. Your readers are regular people who are not experts in the topic.
- Use "because" instead of "due to."
- Use "9 a.m." instead of "9 o'clock in the morning."
- Write "and so on" instead of "etc." Use "that is" instead of "i.e."
- Put "only" in the correct place in a sentence.
Updated DavidH 4/9/06