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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Means to gaze intently or steadily






3. The of is unnecessary






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






5. Means in addition to






6. To embarrass or disturb






7. A person who serves as an assistant






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






9. Singular form of problem or turning point






10. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me






11. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






12. Assistance






13. To argue to the contrary






14. Legal term for slaying or killing






15. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






16. Plural form of problem or turning point






17. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






19. 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.






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






21. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






22. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






23. Not afterwards






24. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






25. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






26. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






27. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






28. Means more than half of an amount






29. A first performance






30. Kisses






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






32. Is the possessive of who






33. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






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






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






36. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






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






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






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






40. Kiss






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

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42. Transportation vehicle






43. Means to influence






44. A picture - a criminal or oneself






45. Every two years






46. 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






47. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






48. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






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