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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. The of is unnecessary






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






3. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






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






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






7. Verb to stop the flow of something






8. 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






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






10. Is the possessive of who






11. Means to flow in a continuous stream






12. Means to influence






13. Completeness of process of supplementing something






14. Not afterwards






15. Extension of time or degree






16. Kisses






17. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






18. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






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






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






22. Means to make sure or give confidence






23. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






24. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






25. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






26. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






27. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






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






29. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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30. Plural form of problem or turning point






31. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






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






33. Individual items reduced in number






34. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






35. To change






36. To bog down become disabled or sink






37. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






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






40. 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






41. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






43. To argue to the contrary






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. A minor offense against the law






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






49. A group of people - often military or animals






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







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