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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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1. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
hung
his
under way
bad
2. To argue to the contrary
rebut
website
in spite of
whose
3. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
average
criteria
naval
principal
4. Homicide without malice or premeditation
manslaughter
misdemeanor
complement
who's
5. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
flounder
all right
on
medium
6. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
troop
imply
semiannual
login - logon - logoff
7. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
flier
emigrate
aide
insure
8. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
marshall
staunch
ensure
liaison
9. Twice a year (same as biannual)
people
murder
semiannual
composition titles
10. A contraction for it is or it has
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11. Transportation vehicle
farther
Orient - Oriental
bus
like
12. Extension of time or degree
marshall
either...or - neither...nor
further
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
13. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
adviser
federal
flier
amid
14. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
rack
Orient - Oriental
besides
No.
15. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
homicide
founder
compliment
subject
16. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
criterion
its
hanged
17. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
liaison
troupe
like
medium
18. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.
Cabinet
lie
premier
alumna
19. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
accept
ravish
was drowned
amid
20. Takes a singular verb
afterward
on
each
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
21. Every two years
bus
hanged
demolish or destroyed
biennial
22. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
century
murder
ZIP code
off of
23. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
that
as
flay
courtesy titles
24. 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
arrest
altar
over
accommodate
25. 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
courtesy titles
which
national
marshal
26. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
federal
among
Black muslim
alter
27. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
arrest
aide
magazine names
email
28. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
assure
ravish
misdemeanor
Legislature
29. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
among
off of
ZIP code
media
30. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
norm
Nobel Prize
widow
media
31. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
toward
imply
amid
flair
32. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
his
was drowned
native
refute
33. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
naval
lay
alumnus
less
34. Means to gaze intently or steadily
NAACP
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
criteria
pore
35. Means to exclude
federal
whom
except
stationery
36. References to insurance
impostor
Internet
insure
off of
37. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
over
compliment
beside
misdemeanor
38. 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.
principle
less
badly
bad
39. To show contempt for
busses
murder
except
flout
40. 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.
affect
national
busses
magazine names
41. Means in an exact sense
all right
fiancee
afterward
literally
42. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
person
widow
Nobel Prize
affect
43. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
biannual
on
stanch
it's
44. Woman to be married
amid
liaison
flair
fiancee
45. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
ZIP code
each
as
widower
46. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
semiannual
website
criterion
ravage
47. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
stationary
comprise
norm
altar
48. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
hopefully
troupe
flare
average
49. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
federal
pore
accommodate
lay
50. 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.
immigrate
widower
website
troop