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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Every two years






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






4. 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






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






6. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






7. Plural form of a standard






8. Physical distance






9. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






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






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






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






14. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






15. 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.






16. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






18. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






19. A contraction for it is or it has

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20. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






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






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






25. Means at the side of






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






27. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






28. To stand still






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






30. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






32. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






33. 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






34. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






35. Singular form of a standard






36. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






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






38. Verb to stop the flow of something






39. Means in an exact sense






40. Completeness of process of supplementing something






41. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






42. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






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






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






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






47. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






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






49. To bog down become disabled or sink






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