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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






3. Means to receive






4. Transportation vehicle






5. Writing paper






6. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






7. 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






8. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






9. 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






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






11. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






12. Plural form of a standard






13. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






14. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






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






16. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






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






18. Physical distance






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






23. Extension of time or degree






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






27. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






28. A person who gives advice - never advisor






29. 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.






30. 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






31. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






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






33. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






35. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






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






37. Means to guarantee






38. Takes a singular verb






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






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






41. Copy pertaining to the navy






42. A minor offense against the law






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Singular form of a standard






49. 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






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






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