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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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1. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
alumni
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
faze
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
2. Means to guarantee
Nobel Prize
misdemeanor
ensure
website
3. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
under way
whose
hopefully
troop
4. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
buss
further
website
accommodate
5. To embarrass or disturb
norm
faze
fiancee
whom
6. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
president
imply
effect
National Organization for Women
7. 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.
stationary
citizen
that
arrest
8. Means to exclude
except
that
faze
its
9. 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
pour
flay
composition titles
last
10. A first performance
flare
primiere
insure
pour
11. A contraction for it is or it has
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12. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right
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13. Means to receive
speeds
accept
since
norm
14. Means in addition to
besides
nicknames
collide - collision
primiere
15. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
flaunt
effect
among
rack
16. Means in an exact sense
criteria
literally
alumna
reference works
17. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
effect
titles
between
over
18. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
flier
amid
plurality
forward
19. Is the possessive of who
hang - hangs
misdemeanor
collide - collision
whose
20. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
rock 'n' roll
reference works
refute
on
21. 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
comprise
that
primiere
president
22. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
average
further
italics
plurality
23. To make an ostentatious or defiant display
login - logon - logoff
flounder
flaunt
adviser
24. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
login - logon - logoff
Black muslim
median
because
25. To change
all right
alter
century
semiannual
26. To argue to the contrary
it's
rebut
as
italics
27. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
rock 'n' roll
liaison
Fourth of July
premier
28. 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.
either...or - neither...nor
homicide
afterward
aide
29. 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
arrest
ravish
pore
Fourth of July
30. Individual items reduced in number
fewer
amid
fiance
troop
31. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
allege
among
felony
media
32. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
courtesy titles
compose
because
flare
33. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
rebut
nicknames
magazine names
Fourth of July
34. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
City Council
toward
subject
in-law
35. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
widow
his
semiannual
rack
36. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
less
crisis
emigrate
like
37. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
City Council
plurality
rack
either
38. Every two years
biennial
over
figuratively
in spite of
39. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
naval
forward
flounder
plurality
40. Singular form of problem or turning point
crisis
fiancee
affect
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
41. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
National Organization for Women
less
more than
resident
42. 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
because
Black muslim
in spite of
native
43. 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
founder
people
demolish or destroyed
daylight saving time
44. 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
buses
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
italics
which
45. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
insure
less
all right
forward
46. Completeness of process of supplementing something
liaison
people
complement
adviser
47. Woman to be married
fiancee
defendant
average
plurality
48. Takes a singular verb
whose
rebut
afterward
each
49. To stand still
premier
bus
stationary
accommodate
50. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
No.
except
staunch
in spite of
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