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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






3. Physical distance






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






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.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






14. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






15. 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.






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






17. Takes a singular verb






18. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






19. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






20. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






21. Singular form of a standard






22. To change






23. 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.






24. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






25. 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.






26. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






27. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






28. Means to receive






29. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






30. To bog down become disabled or sink






31. A person who serves as an assistant






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






33. The of is unnecessary






34. A first performance






35. 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






36. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






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






38. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






40. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






42. Is the possessive of who






43. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






44. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






45. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






46. Plural form of a standard






47. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






48. 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.






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






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