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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A group of people - often military or animals






2. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






3. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






4. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






5. Twice a year (same as biannual)






6. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






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






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






9. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






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






11. 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






12. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank






13. For hanging not referring to a person's death






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






15. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






16. Takes a singular verb






17. Means to guarantee






18. Transportation vehicle






19. Means more than half of an amount






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






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






22. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






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






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






25. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






26. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






27. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






28. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






29. Means to influence






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






31. References to insurance






32. Means in an exact sense






33. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






34. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






35. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






36. Singular form of problem or turning point






37. 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.






38. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.






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






40. 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






41. To change






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






43. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






44. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






46. Not afterwards






47. To embarrass or disturb






48. 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.






49. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






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