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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means in an exact sense






2. 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






3. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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4. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






5. To be used instead of the sexist terms






6. Physical distance






7. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






8. Means to influence






9. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






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






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






12. 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






13. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






14. A person who gives advice - never advisor






15. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






16. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






17. 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.






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






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






20. Kiss






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






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






23. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






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






25. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






26. Means more than half of an amount






27. Means to guarantee






28. A group of people - often military or animals






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






31. Means to exclude






32. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP






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






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






35. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






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






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






38. An aspect or stage






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






40. To show contempt for






41. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






43. 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.






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






45. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






46. Writing paper






47. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






48. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






50. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides