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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means to receive






2. 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






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






4. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






5. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






7. Individual items reduced in number






8. Multiple transportation vehicles






9. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






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






12. 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






13. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






15. Writing paper






16. 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






17. Singular form of a standard






18. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






19. A group of people - often military or animals






20. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






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






22. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






23. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






24. Do not use the term teenaged






25. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






27. 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






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






29. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






31. Transportation vehicle






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






33. Not afterwards






34. 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






35. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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36. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






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






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






39. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






41. 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.






42. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






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






44. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






46. A first performance






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






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






49. Means in addition to






50. 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