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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






2. 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.






3. To bog down become disabled or sink






4. 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






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






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






7. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






8. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






10. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






11. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






12. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






13. Kisses






14. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






15. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






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






17. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






18. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






19. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






20. Means to flow in a continuous stream






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






22. Kiss






23. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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






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






26. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






28. A first performance






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. Means at the side of






31. Writing paper






32. Means to make sure or give confidence






33. Multiple transportation vehicles






34. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






35. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






36. 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.






37. 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






38. Copy pertaining to the navy






39. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






40. 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






41. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






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






44. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






45. Means in an exact sense






46. Assistance






47. Means to exclude






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






49. 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






50. 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