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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Do not use the term teenaged






2. Means at the side of






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






4. 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.






5. Kisses






6. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






7. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






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






9. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






10. Means to receive






11. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






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






14. Not afterwards






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






16. Means in an exact sense






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






24. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






25. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






27. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






28. Means to flow in a continuous stream






29. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






30. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






31. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






32. One who leaves a country ___s from it






33. The proper name for some trains and buses






34. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






35. Completeness of process of supplementing something






36. Takes a singular verb






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






38. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






39. Means to make sure or give confidence






40. 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






41. To swing the arms widely






42. Twice a year (same as biannual)






43. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






44. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






45. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






46. Man to be married






47. One who comes into a country ___s to it






48. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






50. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid