If you're still changing "raised" to "reared" when it involves people rather than animals, cut it out. People can be raised. I know I was. (If I was reared, it was done discreetly while I was sleeping.)
And documents can indeed "say" things. If you're tempted to change "said" to "stated," put the red pencil down and take a deep breath. Even if you were reared to say "stated."
Thursday, December 02, 2004
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Thanks for the lesson. As an Italian journalist writing in English, I have a question for you: Is it correct to write "according to" followed by a newspaper name?
I have no problem with "according to" if it's used with a paraphrase and not a direct quote.
"The paper said" works for me if it means a research paper; "the article said" would be better if the meaning is a newspaper.
Thanks, Bill.
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