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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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.






2. Twice a year (same as biannual)






3. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






4. 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






5. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






7. Means in addition to






8. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






9. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






10. 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






11. Completeness of process of supplementing something






12. To swing the arms widely






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






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






15. A contraction for it is or it has

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16. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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






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






19. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






20. One who comes into a country ___s to it






21. To stand still






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






23. Means to make sure or give confidence






24. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






25. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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26. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






27. 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.






28. To be used instead of the sexist terms






29. Physical distance






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






35. 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






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






37. References to insurance






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






39. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






41. 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






42. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






43. Means more than half of an amount






44. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






45. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






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






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






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






49. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






50. 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