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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






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






4. An aspect or stage






5. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






6. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






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






9. Means at the side of






10. Means to receive






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






12. Physical distance






13. 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






14. A group of people - often military or animals






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






16. A first performance






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






18. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






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






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






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






22. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






23. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






24. Completeness of process of supplementing something






25. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






26. Man to be married






27. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






28. Not afterwards






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






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






31. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






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






33. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






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






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






36. 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.






37. Means to flow in a continuous stream






38. One who comes into a country ___s to it






39. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






40. Assistance






41. One who leaves a country ___s from it






42. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






43. Means to gaze intently or steadily






44. When speaking of an individual






45. 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.






46. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






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






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






49. A minor offense against the law






50. Legal term for slaying or killing