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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A person who serves as an assistant






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






3. 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






4. Verb to stop the flow of something






5. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






7. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






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






9. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






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






11. Means at the side of






12. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






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






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






15. 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.






16. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






18. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






19. 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






20. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






21. Means to gaze intently or steadily






22. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






23. Plural form of a standard






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






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






26. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






27. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






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






29. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






30. To show contempt for






31. 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.






32. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






34. Writing paper






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






36. To bog down become disabled or sink






37. 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






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






39. One who leaves a country ___s from it






40. Is the possessive of who






41. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






42. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






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






44. Homicide without malice or premeditation






45. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.






46. When speaking of an individual






47. 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






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






49. Means to flow in a continuous stream






50. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)