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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






2. A contraction for it is or it has

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






4. 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.






5. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






6. An aspect or stage






7. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






8. 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






9. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






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






11. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






13. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






14. To change






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






16. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






17. 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






18. Takes a singular verb






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






20. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






21. 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






22. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






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






24. 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.






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






26. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






27. 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.






28. Means in an exact sense






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






30. To embarrass or disturb






31. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






32. Means to gaze intently or steadily






33. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






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






36. Plural form of problem or turning point






37. A person who serves as an assistant






38. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






40. 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






41. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






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






43. Woman to be married






44. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






45. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






46. 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.






47. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






48. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me






49. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






50. 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