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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






3. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






4. 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






5. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






6. To change






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






8. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






9. A table-like platform used in a religious service






10. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






11. To embarrass or disturb






12. 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






13. To swing the arms widely






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






15. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






16. Individual items reduced in number






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






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






19. 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.






20. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






21. 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






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






23. A contraction for it is or it has

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24. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






25. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






26. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






27. Means to influence






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






29. A person who gives advice - never advisor






30. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






31. A person who serves as an assistant






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






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






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






35. Means to gaze intently or steadily






36. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






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






38. Man to be married






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






49. Kisses






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