What I learned from report writing

so many comments/marks on the draft I wrote...Steve (my funny boss) helped me a lot on the writing...thanks to him!

1. number 1 to 12 - should be writen in English (one, two...twelve)
   "%" should never be in the texts...always use "percent"
2. the comma or period should be put inside the quatation mark...e.g. The "Kenneth Cole Stairs," a new VCE that is ...
3. If using numbered/bullet list in the middle of a paragraph, don't use any punctuation at the end of each list, even for the last one in the list
4. no punctuation at the end of each note list either
5. never have blank cell in a table
6. "i.e." equals to "that is"; so always use ", i.e.,"
7. ***** it is assumed that / including: 1) ****; 2) ***** ; and 3) ****
8. learn to use the following words: consist of, vertical capacity, travel (instead of go/get), traverse (横穿）
9. never use words like "go", "get", "big" (--> large), "a little bit" (--> slightly)
10. Unless it is a special name such as Kitty Kelly or Biltmore Room, don't capital the first letter to a normal word (e.g. shuttle passageway)
11. if using "and" or "but" between two sentences, then we have to put "," before "and" or "but"
12. if referencing a book/paper/manual, should use "italic"
13. even though teacher taught us "Topic - Stress" that you should always put "stress" at the end of the sentence (e.g. To ***, ****); but if it's To + a long long sentence, the stress should be said first
14. sometimes it's better to use "(see Table 5)" then to use "based on Table 5" or "as presented in Table 5"
15. usually we only use one word before different numbers if it's repetitive. e.g.: Tables 5, 6, and 7 (pay attention to pl); for the years 2020 and 2030; between the years 2005 and 2030 (rather than between year 2005 and year 2030)
16. Please observe the usage of preposition, such as in/on/within/at..etc.
17. all + noun (no “the” before the noun)
18. only figure could “show”; table “list”; discussion/results/analyses “indicate”, “focus on”, “center on”, “provided details”
19. once you “ ” a jargon-ish type of word, the word is in your secrete – no need to keep using quotation marks!!