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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Do not use the term teenaged






3. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






4. Individual items reduced in number






5. Takes a singular verb






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






7. Plural form of a standard






8. Homicide without malice or premeditation






9. One who leaves a country ___s from it






10. Completeness of process of supplementing something






11. 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






12. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. Means in addition to






16. Means in an exact sense






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






18. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






19. 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






20. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






21. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






22. 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.






23. To be used instead of the sexist terms






24. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






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






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






27. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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






29. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






31. 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.






32. References to insurance






33. Assistance






34. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






35. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






37. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






39. Plural form of problem or turning point






40. Means to flow in a continuous stream






41. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






43. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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






45. 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.






46. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






48. To stand still






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






50. A group of people - often military or animals