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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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.






2. To show contempt for






3. Homicide without malice or premeditation






4. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






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






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






7. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






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






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






10. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






11. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






12. Means to exclude






13. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






14. Means in addition to






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






16. Means in an exact sense






17. 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






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






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






20. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






21. Multiple transportation vehicles






22. To change






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






24. 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.






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






26. Assistance






27. To swing the arms widely






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






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






30. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






31. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






33. Means to gaze intently or steadily






34. An aspect or stage






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






36. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






38. References to insurance






39. Woman to be married






40. Plural form of a standard






41. 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.






42. Takes a singular verb






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






44. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






45. To bog down become disabled or sink






46. Transportation vehicle






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






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






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






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