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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






3. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






4. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






5. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






7. Means in addition to






8. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






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






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






12. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






13. 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






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






15. Means to guarantee






16. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






17. To embarrass or disturb






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






19. A person who gives advice - never advisor






20. To bog down become disabled or sink






21. Means to gaze intently or steadily






22. 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






23. 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






24. Means to receive






25. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






26. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






28. Not afterwards






29. 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.






30. To swing the arms widely






31. Individual items reduced in number






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






33. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






34. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






35. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






36. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses






37. Means to flow in a continuous stream






38. 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.






39. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






40. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






41. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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42. Means to influence






43. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






45. A contraction for it is or it has

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46. A first performance






47. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






48. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






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