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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






2. Means to influence






3. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






5. 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






6. Man to be married






7. Copy pertaining to the navy






8. Woman to be married






9. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






10. 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






11. 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.






12. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






13. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






14. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






15. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






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






18. 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






19. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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26. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






27. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






29. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






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






31. 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.






32. References to insurance






33. To be used instead of the sexist terms






34. Multiple transportation vehicles






35. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






36. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






37. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






39. 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.






40. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.






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. Means in addition to






48. A picture - a criminal or oneself






49. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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