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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






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






4. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






5. Individual items reduced in number






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






7. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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






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






10. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






11. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






12. 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.






13. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP






14. A group of people - often military or animals






15. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






17. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






18. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






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






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






21. 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






22. A minor offense against the law






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






26. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






28. A first performance






29. To be used instead of the sexist terms






30. Means to guarantee






31. Singular form of problem or turning point






32. 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






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






34. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






35. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






36. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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37. 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






38. Homicide without malice or premeditation






39. Writing paper






40. Means to influence






41. Assistance






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






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






44. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






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






46. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






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






48. An aspect or stage






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






50. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups