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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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.






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






3. 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






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






5. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






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






7. 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.






8. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






9. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






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






11. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






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

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14. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






15. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






16. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






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






18. 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






19. To bog down become disabled or sink






20. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






21. 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






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






23. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






25. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






26. A minor offense against the law






27. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






28. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






29. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






30. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






31. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






32. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






33. To swing the arms widely






34. To stand still






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






36. Means to guarantee






37. 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






38. To show contempt for






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






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






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






42. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






43. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






44. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






45. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






46. 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.






47. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






48. Means to exclude






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






50. Singular form of a standard






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