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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Plural form of a standard






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






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






4. Means in addition to






5. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






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






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






8. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






10. 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






11. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






12. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






14. Verb to stop the flow of something






15. Plural form of problem or turning point






16. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






17. Means to guarantee






18. Means to influence






19. 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.






20. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






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






22. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






23. Woman to be married






24. 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.






25. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.






26. To embarrass or disturb






27. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






28. 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






29. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






30. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






31. 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.






32. Takes a singular verb






33. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






34. Do not use the term teenaged






35. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






36. To bog down become disabled or sink






37. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






38. Twice a year (same as biannual)






39. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






40. 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






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






42. A person who gives advice - never advisor






43. Assistance






44. Writing paper






45. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






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






47. Means to exclude






48. The of is unnecessary






49. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






50. A person who serves as an assistant







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