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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






3. When referring to a man who has attended a school






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






5. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






6. 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






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






8. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






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






11. To stand still






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






13. 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






14. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






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






17. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


18. 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.






19. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






20. Kiss






21. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






22. 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.






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






24. A first performance






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






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






27. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






28. References to insurance






29. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






30. 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.






31. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






32. When speaking of an individual






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. An aspect or stage






37. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






38. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






39. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






40. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






41. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






42. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






43. Man to be married






44. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right


45. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






46. 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.






47. Do not use the term teenaged






48. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






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