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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






3. Takes a singular verb






4. To embarrass or disturb






5. References to insurance






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






7. 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






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






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






10. To argue to the contrary






11. Physical distance






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






13. Every two years






14. A person who serves as an assistant






15. To bog down become disabled or sink






16. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






17. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






18. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






20. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






21. 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






22. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






23. Means to influence






24. One who leaves a country ___s from it






25. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






26. 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.






27. To change






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






29. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






30. 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






31. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses






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






33. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






34. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






35. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






36. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






37. Means in an exact sense






38. An aspect or stage






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






40. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






41. 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






42. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






43. The of is unnecessary






44. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






45. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






46. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






47. Writing paper






48. To show contempt for






49. 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






50. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun