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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






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






3. To embarrass or disturb






4. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






5. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






6. A group of people - often military or animals






7. Singular form of a standard






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






9. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






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






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






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






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






14. Means to flow in a continuous stream






15. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






16. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






18. Means more than half of an amount






19. Assistance






20. Means in an exact sense






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Means to exclude






29. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






30. 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.






31. Plural form of problem or turning point






32. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






33. 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.






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






35. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






36. 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






37. To argue to the contrary






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






39. The of is unnecessary






40. Not afterwards






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






42. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






44. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






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






46. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






47. 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






48. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






49. Kiss






50. 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.