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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






2. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






3. Means to influence






4. 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






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






6. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






7. To stand still






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






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






10. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






11. Is the possessive of who






12. Kisses






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






14. An aspect or stage






15. Plural form of a standard






16. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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17. 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






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






19. To bog down become disabled or sink






20. 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.






21. Man to be married






22. 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.






23. Plural form of problem or turning point






24. 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






25. When speaking of an individual






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






27. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






32. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






33. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






34. Physical distance






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






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






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






38. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






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






40. To embarrass or disturb






41. To argue to the contrary






42. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






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






44. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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






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






47. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






48. 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






49. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






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