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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






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






4. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






6. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






7. To swing the arms widely






8. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






10. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses






11. Every two years






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






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






14. Writing paper






15. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






16. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






17. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






18. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






19. To be used instead of the sexist terms






20. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






21. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






23. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






24. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






25. A person who serves as an assistant






26. Is the possessive of who






27. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






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






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






30. Kiss






31. Singular form of problem or turning point






32. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






33. 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.






34. Completeness of process of supplementing something






35. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






36. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






37. A person who gives advice - never advisor






38. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






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






40. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






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






42. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






44. A minor offense against the law






45. A first performance






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






47. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






48. Individual items reduced in number






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






50. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition