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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. To embarrass or disturb






3. Woman to be married






4. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






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






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






7. To stand still






8. A picture - a criminal or oneself






9. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






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






11. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






12. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






13. 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






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






15. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






17. Homicide without malice or premeditation






18. 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






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






20. Extension of time or degree






21. One who comes into a country ___s to it






22. Legal term for slaying or killing






23. 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.






24. The of is unnecessary






25. Writing paper






26. Plural form of problem or turning point






27. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






28. 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






29. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






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






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






32. Verb to stop the flow of something






33. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






34. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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35. Means to influence






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






37. Is the possessive of who






38. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






39. A contraction for it is or it has

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






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






42. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






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






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






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






46. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






47. Means to gaze intently or steadily






48. The proper name for some trains and buses






49. For hanging not referring to a person's death






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