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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. To be used instead of the sexist terms






3. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






4. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






6. Transportation vehicle






7. Do not use the term teenaged






8. 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






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






10. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






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






12. A minor offense against the law






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






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






15. Means to guarantee






16. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






17. 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.






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






19. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






21. A person who serves as an assistant






22. Takes a singular verb






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






24. A group of people - often military or animals






25. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






26. To stand still






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






28. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






29. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






30. For hanging not referring to a person's death






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






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






33. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






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






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






37. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






39. Every two years






40. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






41. Means more than half of an amount






42. Means to make sure or give confidence






43. 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.






44. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






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






47. Means to exclude






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






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






50. The proper name for some trains and buses