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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






3. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me






4. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






5. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






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






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






8. A picture - a criminal or oneself






9. To stand still






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






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






12. To swing the arms widely






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Every two years






18. Means to guarantee






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






20. Takes a singular verb






21. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






22. 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






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






24. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






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






27. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






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






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






30. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






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






33. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






34. Homicide without malice or premeditation






35. Means in an exact sense






36. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






37. 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.






38. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






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






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






42. To argue to the contrary






43. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






44. 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






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






46. To show contempt for






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






48. Individual items reduced in number






49. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






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







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