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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
flounder
compliment
Internet
nicknames
2. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
bus
half staff
marshall
magazine names
3. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
City Council
troop
subject
impostor
4. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
forward
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
reference works
widower
5. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.
Internet
muslims
Cabinet
badly
6. Means in addition to
magazine names
besides
teenage
fewer
7. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
resident
speeds
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
italics
8. To stand still
less
City Hall
stationary
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
9. To swing the arms widely
sneaked
flair
crisis
that
10. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
ravage
Cabinet
stationery
marshal
11. The of is unnecessary
off of
ravage
flout
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
12. For hanging not referring to a person's death
collide - collision
semiannual
allege
hung
13. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
flare
principal
City Hall
adviser
14. A group of people - often military or animals
speeds
besides
troop
refute
15. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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16. A picture - a criminal or oneself
one another
hang - hangs
pour
like
17. To argue to the contrary
marshal
fiance
century
rebut
18. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
marshall
Orient - Oriental
beside
flier
19. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
collide - collision
national
flounder
assure
20. Twice a year (same as biannual)
semiannual
hung
Internet
founder
21. Plural form of problem or turning point
media
crises
faze
flounder
22. Kiss
buss
ZIP code
assure
misdemeanor
23. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
buss
badly
murder
as
24. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
each other
less
manslaughter
plurality
25. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
arrest
complement
speeds
flounder
26. To make an ostentatious or defiant display
flaunt
effect
literally
in-law
27. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
buss
reference works
her
courtesy titles
28. 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.
login - logon - logoff
Fourth of July
crises
ravage
29. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
plurality
pour
accommodate
over
30. To bog down become disabled or sink
farther
pour
founder
accommodate
31. Plural form of a standard
marshal
daylight saving time
in-law
criteria
32. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
composition titles
imply
firefighter - police officer
staunch
33. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
literally
lay
over
sneaked
34. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
stationery
arrest
troops
allege
35. Not afterwards
whom
more than
afterward
composition titles
36. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
citizen
amid
sneaked
one another
37. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
biannual
off of
average
all right
38. A minor offense against the law
complement
misdemeanor
each
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
39. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
ZIP code
as
flounder
accommodate
40. Assistance
ravage
bus
refute
aid
41. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
figuratively
alumna
ensure
less
42. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
National Organization for Women
busses
resident
alter
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.
nicknames
faze
hopefully
complement
44. Means to make sure or give confidence
afterward
aid
hung
assure
45. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
widow
homicide
muslims
farther
46. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
City Council
rack
widower
speeds
47. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
impostor
all right
biannual
toward
48. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
half mast
mean
magazine names
aide
49. A first performance
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
primiere
murder
person
50. When speaking of an individual
person
complement
felony
murder
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