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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






2. Writing paper






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






4. One who comes into a country ___s to it






5. A person who gives advice - never advisor






6. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






8. To stand still






9. 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






10. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






11. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






12. To embarrass or disturb






13. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






14. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






15. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






16. Individual items reduced in number






17. 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.






18. To change






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






20. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






22. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


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






24. A minor offense against the law






25. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive


26. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






27. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






28. Copy pertaining to the navy






29. A contraction for it is or it has


30. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






31. Kisses






32. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






33. A group of people - often military or animals






34. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






35. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






36. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






37. Means to gaze intently or steadily






38. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






39. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.






40. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






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






42. Woman to be married






43. Means to make sure or give confidence






44. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






45. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






46. Verb to stop the flow of something






47. Is the possessive of who






48. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






49. Not afterwards






50. Plural form of a standard