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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. References to insurance






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






4. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






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






6. 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.






7. Means to receive






8. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






9. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






11. Twice a year (same as biannual)






12. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






14. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






15. Woman to be married






16. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






17. Every two years






18. A picture - a criminal or oneself






19. To swing the arms widely






20. Writing paper






21. To embarrass or disturb






22. Not afterwards






23. 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.






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






25. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






26. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






27. 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






28. 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






29. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






30. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






31. Is the possessive of who






32. To show contempt for






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






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






35. Takes a singular verb






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






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






38. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






39. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






41. 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






42. Singular form of problem or turning point






43. Kiss






44. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






46. The proper name for some trains and buses






47. Assistance






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






49. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






50. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite