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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






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






4. Kisses






5. Transportation vehicle






6. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






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






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






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






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






12. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame


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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Means to exclude






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






21. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






22. 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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Woman to be married






27. Means to flow in a continuous stream






28. When speaking of an individual






29. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






30. Means in addition to






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






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






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






34. Means more than half of an amount






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






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






37. 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.






38. To show contempt for






39. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






40. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Legal term for slaying or killing