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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
sneaked
felony
flier
email
2. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
who's
refute
besides
like
3. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
last
Cabinet
primiere
daylight saving time
4. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
average
farther
medium
in spite of
5. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
wrack
City Council
titles
National Organization for Women
6. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
national
figuratively
defendant
7. 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
rock 'n' roll
either
hung
beside
8. Multiple transportation vehicles
defendant
login - logon - logoff
buses
flounder
9. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
who's
Fourth of July
fiance
liaison
10. To argue to the contrary
courtesy titles
criteria
rebut
criterion
11. Physical distance
primiere
naval
stationary
farther
12. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
in spite of
median
daylight saving time
each other
13. 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.
last
marshall
founder
flare
14. 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
busses
misdemeanor
teenage
ZIP code
15. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
literally
semiannual
federal
century
16. Copy pertaining to the navy
half mast
buses
naval
No.
17. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
principal
stanch
troops
president
18. Homicide without malice or premeditation
all right
flare
manslaughter
Cabinet
19. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
accept
Nobel Prize
Cabinet
norm
20. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
aid
besides
titles
founder
21. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
compliment
alumni
defendant
hang - hangs
22. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
comprise
in spite of
her
literally
23. Means to influence
stationary
National Organization for Women
emigrate
affect
24. When speaking of an individual
rebut
person
more than
insure
25. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
amid
resident
fiance
half staff
26. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
either...or - neither...nor
fewer
principal
media
27. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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28. A group of people - often military or animals
troop
rack
among
plurality
29. Plural form of a standard
rock 'n' roll
criteria
italics
nicknames
30. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
rebut
alumnae
subject
under way
31. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
aide
less
except
infer
32. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
over
plurality
rock 'n' roll
buss
33. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
more than
whom
immigrate
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
34. 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
composition titles
criterion
wrack
among
35. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
alumnae
assure
badly
marshall
36. Twice a year (same as biannual)
italics
semiannual
hopefully
biennial
37. A person who gives advice - never advisor
allege
Cabinet
adviser
century
38. Assistance
naval
bad
aid
medium
39. The of is unnecessary
compose
off of
compliment
like
40. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
effect
email
off of
last
41. Writing paper
stationery
liaison
homicide
busses
42. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
alter
who
ravage
either
43. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right
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44. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
compliment
felony
alumnus
forward
45. References to insurance
stanch
insure
speeds
allege
46. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
median
badly
widow
47. An aspect or stage
either
phase
City Council
altar
48. 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
premier
besides
troupe
more than
49. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
misdemeanor
its
email
No.
50. When referring to a man who has attended a school
Black muslim
alumnus
rack
infer