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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






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






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






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






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






6. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






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






8. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






9. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






11. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






13. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






15. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






16. Means to influence






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






23. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






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






25. Not afterwards






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

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27. Extension of time or degree






28. Means in an exact sense






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






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






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






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






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






34. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






36. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






37. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






38. Singular form of a standard






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






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






41. Copy pertaining to the navy






42. Plural form of problem or turning point






43. Means in addition to






44. Is the possessive of who






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






46. Assistance






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






48. 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.






49. Means to guarantee






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