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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. One who leaves a country ___s from it






2. Means to exclude






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






4. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






5. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






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






7. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






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






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






11. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






12. A minor offense against the law






13. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






14. The proper name for some trains and buses






15. When speaking of an individual






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






17. Means in an exact sense






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






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






20. Kisses






21. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






22. An aspect or stage






23. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






25. To embarrass or disturb






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






27. Kiss






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






29. When referring to a man who has attended a school






30. 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.






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






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






33. To stand still






34. Legal term for slaying or killing






35. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






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






37. Means to gaze intently or steadily






38. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






39. Man to be married






40. 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






41. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






42. Every two years






43. Completeness of process of supplementing something






44. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






45. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






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






48. 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.






49. Plural form of problem or turning point






50. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10







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