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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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1. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
compose
effect
his
teenage
2. To swing the arms widely
flair
heaven
misdemeanor
either...or - neither...nor
3. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims
muslims
who's
Black muslim
semiannual
4. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
native
staunch
troops
National Organization for Women
5. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
half staff
media
farther
arrest
6. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
firefighter - police officer
compose
among
that
7. Not afterwards
afterward
principal
media
compose
8. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
alumnae
semiannual
stanch
majority
9. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore
marshal
NAACP
impostor
flier
10. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
infer
alumnae
troops
forward
11. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
No.
insure
fiancee
ensure
12. Do not use the term teenaged
hang - hangs
was drowned
alumna
teenage
13. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
complement
its
courtesy titles
wrack
14. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
besides
Nobel Prize
teenage
more than
15. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
century
lay
hung
who
16. 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
arrest
No.
City Hall
comprise
17. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
figuratively
website
native
courtesy titles
18. Means to flow in a continuous stream
principle
toward
pour
defendant
19. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
complement
flounder
compliment
NAACP
20. Means in addition to
nicknames
Fourth of July
besides
one another
21. Assistance
aid
nicknames
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
composition titles
22. Means to receive
staunch
accept
was drowned
troops
23. Copy pertaining to the navy
troupe
immigrate
naval
flounder
24. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
medium
flout
Black muslim
each other
25. 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
Cabinet
like
premier
in-law
26. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.
because
flout
comprise
either...or - neither...nor
27. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
comprise
fiance
insure
which
28. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
nicknames
in-law
infer
person
29. References to insurance
aide
insure
No.
citizen
30. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
magazine names
toward
flare
Internet
31. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
toward
flay
was drowned
over
32. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
in-law
badly
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
login - logon - logoff
33. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
titles
rack
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
refute
34. 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
which
bad
website
nicknames
35. Kisses
bad
busses
infer
courtesy titles
36. A group of people - often military or animals
plurality
speeds
troop
further
37. Means in an exact sense
literally
magazine names
rebut
farther
38. A contraction for it is or it has
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39. Takes a singular verb
each
last
forward
amid
40. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
hanged
troops
her
allege
41. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
allege
badly
Cabinet
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
42. Means more than half of an amount
half staff
emigrate
forward
majority
43. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.
that
flay
one another
Fourth of July
44. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
compliment
his
as
badly
45. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
media
Black muslim
beside
allege
46. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
all right
comprise
premier
off of
47. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
widow
on
murder
it's
48. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
immigrate
toward
buses
National Organization for Women
49. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
last
medium
Internet
defendant
50. Transportation vehicle
stationary
bus
national
more than
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