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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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.






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






3. Twice a year (same as biannual)






4. Extension of time or degree






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






6. 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






7. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






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






9. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






10. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






12. Means in addition to






13. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






15. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






16. Means to guarantee






17. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






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






19. Plural form of problem or turning point






20. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






21. Copy pertaining to the navy






22. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






24. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






25. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






26. To change






27. Individual items reduced in number






28. 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






29. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






30. The of is unnecessary






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






32. A contraction for it is or it has

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






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






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






36. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






38. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






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






40. To bog down become disabled or sink






41. To show contempt for






42. 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






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






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






45. Singular form of a standard






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






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






48. A first performance






49. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






50. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions