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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






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






3. References to insurance






4. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






5. 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






6. Means at the side of






7. 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.






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






9. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






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






11. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






12. 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.






13. 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






14. Means in addition to






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






16. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






17. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






18. Means in an exact sense






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






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






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






22. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank






23. Transportation vehicle






24. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






26. Extension of time or degree






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






28. Plural form of a standard






29. Individual items reduced in number






30. 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.






31. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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32. 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






33. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






34. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






35. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






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






38. Verb to stop the flow of something






39. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






40. To argue to the contrary






41. 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.






42. Not afterwards






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






44. To bog down become disabled or sink






45. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






46. Every two years






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






48. 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






49. Assistance






50. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name