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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means in addition to






2. When speaking of an individual






3. Every two years






4. An aspect or stage






5. Individual items reduced in number






6. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






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






8. 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






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






10. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






11. The of is unnecessary






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






13. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






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






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






17. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






18. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






19. Means more than half of an amount






20. To show contempt for






21. To stand still






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






23. 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






24. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






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






27. Woman to be married






28. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






29. A person who gives advice - never advisor






30. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






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






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






33. 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






34. Plural form of a standard






35. A group of people - often military or animals






36. Legal term for slaying or killing






37. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. References to insurance






43. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






44. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






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






47. 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.






48. Means to flow in a continuous stream






49. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






50. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage