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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






2. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






4. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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5. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






6. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






7. Copy pertaining to the navy






8. A contraction for it is or it has

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9. A first performance






10. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






11. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






12. Means to exclude






13. 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.






14. The of is unnecessary






15. Singular form of a standard






16. Transportation vehicle






17. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






18. 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.






19. To stand still






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






21. Do not use the term teenaged






22. Means to guarantee






23. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






24. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






26. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






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






28. 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






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






30. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






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






32. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






33. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






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






35. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. 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.






41. When speaking of an individual






42. Not afterwards






43. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






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






46. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






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






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






50. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.