August 4, 2005: Issue 99
When a husband and wife share a last name, don’t repeat the last name for the second person you mention.
incorrect: “It was perfect,” homeowner Janet Burns says. She and her husband, Perry Burns, fell head over heels for the bungalow.
correct: “It was perfect,” homeowner Janet Burns says. She and her husband, Perry, fell head over heels for the bungalow.
correct: “It was perfect,” homeowner Janet Burns says. She and her husband, Perry Keller, fell head over heels for the bungalow.
Don’t use last names at all for children.
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