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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A table-like platform used in a religious service






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






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






4. Singular form of problem or turning point






5. Plural form of a standard






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






7. Means in addition to






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






9. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






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






11. 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






12. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






14. 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






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






16. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






17. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






18. 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






19. Extension of time or degree






20. 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






21. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






22. For hanging not referring to a person's death






23. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






24. Means to guarantee






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. Man to be married






31. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






33. 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






34. Woman to be married






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






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






37. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






38. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.






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






40. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






41. Takes a singular verb






42. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






44. 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.






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






46. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






47. 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.






48. 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






49. Means more than half of an amount






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







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