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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






3. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition






4. 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.






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






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






7. Assistance






8. Physical distance






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






10. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






11. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






12. To show contempt for






13. 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.






14. The proper name for some trains and buses






15. A minor offense against the law






16. Copy pertaining to the navy






17. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






18. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






19. 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






20. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






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






22. 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






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






24. 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.






25. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






26. Woman to be married






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






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






29. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






31. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.






32. Means to influence






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






34. To change






35. A person who serves as an assistant






36. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






37. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






38. A contraction for it is or it has

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39. A picture - a criminal or oneself






40. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






42. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






43. 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






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






45. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






46. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






47. 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.






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






49. Multiple transportation vehicles






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