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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Twice a year (same as biannual)






2. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






3. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






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






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






6. A table-like platform used in a religious service






7. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






8. To change






9. Writing paper






10. 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.






11. When referring to a man who has attended a school






12. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. Individual items reduced in number






20. A person who gives advice - never advisor






21. Verb to stop the flow of something






22. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






23. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






24. Assistance






25. Extension of time or degree






26. 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






27. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






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






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






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






31. When speaking of an individual






32. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






33. Kisses






34. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






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






36. 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






37. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






38. One who comes into a country ___s to it






39. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






41. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






42. A person who serves as an assistant






43. Means more than half of an amount






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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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






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







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