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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Legal term for slaying or killing






2. 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






3. A first performance






4. Completeness of process of supplementing something






5. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






6. Physical distance






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






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






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






10. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






11. 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






12. Individual items reduced in number






13. Man to be married






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






15. Means at the side of






16. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






17. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






18. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






19. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






20. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






21. Homicide without malice or premeditation






22. References to insurance






23. When speaking of an individual






24. Every two years






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. 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






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






28. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.






29. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






30. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






31. Means to gaze intently or steadily






32. Plural form of a standard






33. Extension of time or degree






34. Singular form of problem or turning point






35. A picture - a criminal or oneself






36. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






38. A group of people - often military or animals






39. 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.






40. A contraction for it is or it has

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






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






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






44. Do not use the term teenaged






45. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






46. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






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






48. Multiple transportation vehicles






49. Not afterwards






50. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.