Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Apr 28, 2010 9:42am
The person has already been identified earlier in the paper as Mr. Jim Johnson (first appearance). Now, throughout the paper, when referencing him, how should you refer to him?
Example:
Johnson?
Mr. Johnson?
Example:
Jim?When asked about the most vital aspect of corporate governance for a manufacturing/distributing firm, Jim Johnson commented that “setting the expectations within the organization that all personnel will act ethically and in accordance with laws” is of most importance.
Johnson?
Mr. Johnson?
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Apr 28, 2010 10:44am
What kind of paper/article/story is this? Using the title "Mr." is a sign of deference and should really only be used in the appropriate context i.e. requesting a grant, loan, admission, etc. Otherwise full name is fine (Jim Johnson).The person has already been identified earlier in the paper as Mr. Jim Johnson (first appearance)
Once that is established "Johnson" should suffice throughout the remainder of the paper. Only problem would be another person identified with the same last name (Johnson) in which you would want to continue to use full names to distinguish identities.
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muffy
Posts: 128
Apr 28, 2010 11:56am
For a newspaper article, you would use last name or him or he or Mr. Johnson. It wouldn't be proper to use his first name only.
BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Apr 28, 2010 11:58am
Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.
Websurfinbird
Posts: 656
Apr 28, 2010 4:26pm
This. I work as an editor and that is the standard I follow.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Apr 28, 2010 6:21pm
Thanks. That's what I thought ("deference"). The paper is a scholarly work.Mohican00 wrote:What kind of paper/article/story is this? Using the title "Mr." is a sign of deference and should really only be used in the appropriate context i.e. requesting a grant, loan, admission, etc. Otherwise full name is fine (Jim Johnson).The person has already been identified earlier in the paper as Mr. Jim Johnson (first appearance)
Once that is established "Johnson" should suffice throughout the remainder of the paper. Only problem would be another person identified with the same last name (Johnson) in which you would want to continue to use full names to distinguish identities.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Apr 28, 2010 6:23pm
Thank you.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Apr 28, 2010 6:23pm
Thank youWebsurfinbird wrote:This. I work as an editor and that is the standard I follow.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.
David St. Hubbins
Posts: 205
Apr 28, 2010 6:30pm
Johnson is normal, although I have noticed in the Wall Street Journal they always say Mr. or Ms.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Apr 28, 2010 8:50pm
When we file anything with a judge, we use Mr/Ms for subsequent designations.
fiction
Posts: 347
Apr 28, 2010 10:06pm
That's the opposite of what I was taught in Legal Writing, but it makes sense. That said, for something of general consumption I think it reads better to simply use the last name.fan_from_texas wrote: When we file anything with a judge, we use Mr/Ms for subsequent designations.
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Sonofanump
Apr 28, 2010 11:22pm
Did you just pass the laptop over to concur?Websurfinbird wrote:This. I work as an editor and that is the standard I follow.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Apr 29, 2010 8:01am
I should clarify--that's how we refer to witnesses/parties, not the judge, when we file something with a judge.fiction wrote:That's the opposite of what I was taught in Legal Writing, but it makes sense. That said, for something of general consumption I think it reads better to simply use the last name.fan_from_texas wrote: When we file anything with a judge, we use Mr/Ms for subsequent designations.
BigAppleBuckeye
Posts: 2,935
Apr 29, 2010 9:34am
haha, nah, we were both "not working" from our respective non-productive offices of employment ...Sonofanump wrote:Did you just pass the laptop over to concur?Websurfinbird wrote:This. I work as an editor and that is the standard I follow.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.
Websurfinbird
Posts: 656
Apr 29, 2010 2:31pm
Yup. As I like to say, "this is why they pay me the big bucks." :rolleyes:BigAppleBuckeye wrote:haha, nah, we were both "not working" from our respective non-productive offices of employment ...Sonofanump wrote:Did you just pass the laptop over to concur?Websurfinbird wrote:This. I work as an editor and that is the standard I follow.BigAppleBuckeye wrote: Johnson ... I went to Journalism School, and according to AP Style, it would just be "Johnson" as the 2nd reference and every one after.