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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






2. Means to gaze intently or steadily






3. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






4. Plural form of problem or turning point






5. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






6. Means to guarantee






7. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






8. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






9. Do not use the term teenaged






10. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






11. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






12. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






13. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






14. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.






15. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






16. One who comes into a country ___s to it






17. Completeness of process of supplementing something






18. Kiss






19. Means at the side of






20. To change






21. When referring to a man who has attended a school






22. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.






23. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






24. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






25. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






26. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






27. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






28. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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29. A group of people - often military or animals






30. To show contempt for






31. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






32. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






33. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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34. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






35. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






36. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






37. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






38. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






39. Means to receive






40. One who leaves a country ___s from it






41. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






42. Means to exclude






43. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






44. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition






45. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






46. Copy pertaining to the navy






47. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






48. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






49. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






50. The proper name for some trains and buses






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