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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






2. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






3. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






4. 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.






5. Assistance






6. Verb to stop the flow of something






7. Means in an exact sense






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






9. Takes a singular verb






10. Kisses






11. 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.






12. 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






13. The proper name for some trains and buses






14. 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.






15. The of is unnecessary






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






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






18. To swing the arms widely






19. Man to be married






20. Plural form of problem or turning point






21. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






22. Kiss






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






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






25. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






27. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






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






30. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






31. Means to influence






32. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






34. Not afterwards






35. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






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






38. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






39. To bog down become disabled or sink






40. 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






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






42. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






44. 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.






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






46. Means to flow in a continuous stream






47. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






48. Copy pertaining to the navy






49. One who leaves a country ___s from it






50. Transportation vehicle