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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






3. Man to be married






4. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






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






6. 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






7. Plural form of a standard






8. 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.






9. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






10. A person who serves as an assistant






11. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






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






13. 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






14. An aspect or stage






15. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






16. Woman to be married






17. The of is unnecessary






18. Means in an exact sense






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






20. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






21. 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






22. Assistance






23. Means to exclude






24. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






25. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






27. To bog down become disabled or sink






28. Means to influence






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






30. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






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






32. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






33. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






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






35. To stand still






36. Not afterwards






37. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






38. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






39. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






40. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP






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






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






43. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






44. Extension of time or degree






45. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






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






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






49. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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

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