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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






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






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






4. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






5. Means to guarantee






6. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






7. To be used instead of the sexist terms






8. 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






9. A minor offense against the law






10. To show contempt for






11. 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.






12. Means in an exact sense






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






14. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






16. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






17. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses






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






19. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






20. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






21. A first performance






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






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






24. A contraction for it is or it has

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25. 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






26. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






27. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






28. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






29. Kiss






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






31. 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






32. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






33. Means to flow in a continuous stream






34. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






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






36. Writing paper






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






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






39. Copy pertaining to the navy






40. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






41. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






42. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






43. Means at the side of






44. Plural form of a standard






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






46. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






47. Means to influence






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






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






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