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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Homicide without malice or premeditation






2. A person who serves as an assistant






3. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






4. Assistance






5. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






6. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.






7. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






8. The proper name for some trains and buses






9. To embarrass or disturb






10. Completeness of process of supplementing something






11. Twice a year (same as biannual)






12. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






13. Do not use the term teenaged






14. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






15. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






16. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






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






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

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19. An aspect or stage






20. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






21. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






22. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






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






24. Means to flow in a continuous stream






25. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






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






27. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






28. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP






29. 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






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






31. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






32. Means to guarantee






33. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






34. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






35. When speaking of an individual






36. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






37. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






39. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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40. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






41. A table-like platform used in a religious service






42. To argue to the contrary






43. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






45. Means to receive






46. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






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






48. References to insurance






49. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






50. One who comes into a country ___s to it







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