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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






2. A first performance






3. To argue to the contrary






4. Legal term for slaying or killing






5. Singular form of a standard






6. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






7. Means to influence






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






9. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






10. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






11. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






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






13. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






14. Do not use the term teenaged






15. Means in an exact sense






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






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






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






19. Not afterwards






20. Means to flow in a continuous stream






21. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






22. Means to receive






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. The proper name for some trains and buses






28. Means at the side of






29. When speaking of an individual






30. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






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






33. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






34. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






35. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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36. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






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






38. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






39. Assistance






40. 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






41. Plural form of problem or turning point






42. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






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






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






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






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






48. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






49. 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






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