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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
homicide
refute
toward
infer
2. Takes a singular verb
each
City Council
muslims
flay
3. Transportation vehicle
who's
bus
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
flay
4. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
federal
afterward
drowned
biennial
5. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
flier
felony
rack
his
6. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
its
who
person
mean
7. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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8. The proper name for some trains and buses
toward
flyer
literally
City Hall
9. 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
daylight saving time
faze
nicknames
wrack
10. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
average
hanged
flair
composition titles
11. 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.
average
speeds
founder
last
12. The of is unnecessary
off of
manslaughter
drowned
medium
13. 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
mean
among
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
alumnae
14. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
citizen
arrest
busses
figuratively
15. One who leaves a country ___s from it
half staff
emigrate
rebut
firefighter - police officer
16. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
half mast
muslims
off of
misdemeanor
17. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
nicknames
muslims
Fourth of July
afterward
18. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
bad
ravish
troupe
muslims
19. To show contempt for
like
flout
misdemeanor
naval
20. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
because
flay
lie
principal
21. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
less
which
troupe
crises
22. When referring to a man who has attended a school
besides
alumnus
accommodate
hung
23. For hanging not referring to a person's death
imply
its
hung
composition titles
24. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
naval
hanged
his
muslims
25. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
beside
whose
principle
her
26. 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
his
principle
ravish
NAACP
27. Multiple transportation vehicles
who's
buses
crises
titles
28. When speaking of an individual
over
person
flair
aide
29. 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
insure
person
adviser
ZIP code
30. Singular form of problem or turning point
fewer
each other
affect
crisis
31. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name
nicknames
who
alter
premier
32. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
Legislature
fewer
refute
principle
33. 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
homicide
demolish or destroyed
people
hanged
34. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
italics
principle
in-law
who's
35. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
NAACP
courtesy titles
farther
email
36. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
was drowned
whose
sneaked
marshall
37. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
widower
effect
national
refute
38. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
his
City Hall
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
its
39. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
muslims
norm
navel
native
40. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
all right
collide - collision
lay
comprise
41. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
crisis
alter
each other
42. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
flout
murder
one another
Legislature
43. A person who serves as an assistant
because
aide
Legislature
badly
44. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
forward
which
wrack
because
45. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
flyer
Orient - Oriental
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
average
46. 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
its
one another
Black muslim
either...or - neither...nor
47. A first performance
primiere
amid
media
effect
48. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
No.
drowned
manslaughter
troops
49. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
effect
in-law
aid
people
50. Means to make sure or give confidence
website
drowned
refute
assure