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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






3. 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






4. Do not use the term teenaged






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






6. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






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






8. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






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






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






11. 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






12. Singular form of a standard






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






14. A person who serves as an assistant






15. Individual items reduced in number






16. Multiple transportation vehicles






17. 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






18. A group of people - often military or animals






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






20. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






21. One who comes into a country ___s to it






22. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






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






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






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






26. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






27. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






28. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






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






30. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






31. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






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






35. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






36. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






37. When referring to a man who has attended a school






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






39. 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






40. 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.






41. Means to guarantee






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






43. References to insurance






44. Extension of time or degree






45. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






47. A person who gives advice - never advisor






48. 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.






49. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






50. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes