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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






2. Means to guarantee






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






4. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






5. To embarrass or disturb






6. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






7. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






8. Means to exclude






9. 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






10. A first performance






11. A contraction for it is or it has

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

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13. Means to receive






14. Means in addition to






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






16. Means in an exact sense






17. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






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






19. Is the possessive of who






20. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






21. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






22. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






23. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






24. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






25. To change






26. To argue to the contrary






27. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






28. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






29. 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






30. Individual items reduced in number






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






32. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






33. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






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






35. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






36. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






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






38. Every two years






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






40. Singular form of problem or turning point






41. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






46. Completeness of process of supplementing something






47. Woman to be married






48. Takes a singular verb






49. To stand still






50. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank







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