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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






2. Assistance






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






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






5. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






6. A person who serves as an assistant






7. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






8. Means to receive






9. 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






10. Plural form of a standard






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






12. Means to influence






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






14. One who comes into a country ___s to it






15. Plural form of problem or turning point






16. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






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






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






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






20. Means to gaze intently or steadily






21. Means to guarantee






22. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






23. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






24. To embarrass or disturb






25. Woman to be married






26. 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






27. To change






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






29. Kisses






30. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.






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






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






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






34. To bog down become disabled or sink






35. 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.






36. Man to be married






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






38. Completeness of process of supplementing something






39. 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






40. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






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






42. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






43. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






45. 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






46. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






47. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






48. 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.






49. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






50. Homicide without malice or premeditation