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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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3. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






4. Means at the side of






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






6. Is the possessive of who






7. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






8. A person who serves as an assistant






9. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






10. 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






11. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






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






13. Completeness of process of supplementing something






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






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






16. Individual items reduced in number






17. A group of people - often military or animals






18. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






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






20. Means to make sure or give confidence






21. Means to flow in a continuous stream






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






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






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






25. 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






26. Not afterwards






27. A minor offense against the law






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






29. 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.






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






31. An aspect or stage






32. 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






33. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






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






35. To swing the arms widely






36. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






37. To embarrass or disturb






38. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






40. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






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






42. References to insurance






43. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






44. 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.






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






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






47. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






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






49. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






50. One who comes into a country ___s to it