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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






4. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






6. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






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






9. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






10. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






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






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






14. Verb to stop the flow of something






15. 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






16. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






17. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






18. When speaking of an individual






19. The proper name for some trains and buses






20. Means to make sure or give confidence






21. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






22. Every two years






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






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






25. To embarrass or disturb






26. To argue to the contrary






27. To show contempt for






28. A first performance






29. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






30. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






31. Means to guarantee






32. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






33. 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






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






35. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






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






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






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






39. Takes a singular verb






40. To stand still






41. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






42. 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.






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






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






45. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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46. Completeness of process of supplementing something






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






48. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






49. A minor offense against the law






50. One who comes into a country ___s to it