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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






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






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






5. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






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






7. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






8. Man to be married






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






10. Means to make sure or give confidence






11. Singular form of a standard






12. A person who gives advice - never advisor






13. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






14. The of is unnecessary






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






16. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






18. Individual items reduced in number






19. To change






20. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






21. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






22. 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.






23. Means to flow in a continuous stream






24. Completeness of process of supplementing something






25. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






26. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






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






28. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






29. Assistance






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






31. Multiple transportation vehicles






32. 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






33. A picture - a criminal or oneself






34. Plural form of a standard






35. Kisses






36. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.






37. Means in addition to






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






40. Means at the side of






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






42. Means to influence






43. 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






44. Means more than half of an amount






45. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






46. 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






47. When speaking of an individual






48. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






49. 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.






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