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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






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






4. References to insurance






5. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






6. Verb to stop the flow of something






7. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






8. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






9. Means to exclude






10. Copy pertaining to the navy






11. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






13. Means to guarantee






14. A person who gives advice - never advisor






15. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






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






18. A first performance






19. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






20. 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






21. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






22. 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






23. Every two years






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






25. Means to flow in a continuous stream






26. 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.






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






28. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






29. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






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






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






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






34. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






35. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






36. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






37. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.






38. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






39. To show contempt for






40. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






41. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






42. 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






43. Multiple transportation vehicles






44. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






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






46. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






48. 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






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






50. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities