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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A contraction for it is or it has

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2. Individual items reduced in number






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






4. 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.






5. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






6. 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.






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






8. To embarrass or disturb






9. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






10. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






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






13. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






15. Twice a year (same as biannual)






16. A person who serves as an assistant






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






18. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






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. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






21. 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






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






23. Means to exclude






24. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






25. Means to guarantee






26. Completeness of process of supplementing something






27. Man to be married






28. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






29. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






30. To argue to the contrary






31. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






32. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






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






34. 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.






35. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






36. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






37. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






38. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






39. To stand still






40. Multiple transportation vehicles






41. Legal term for slaying or killing






42. 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.






43. Means to receive






44. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






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






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






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






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






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






50. Means to influence