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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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1. Plural form of a standard
criteria
effect
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
homicide
2. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
stationary
effect
ravish
emigrate
3. To bog down become disabled or sink
impostor
further
titles
founder
4. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.
lie
allege
hang - hangs
whom
5. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
aide
less
marshal
all right
6. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
accommodate
alumni
website
comprise
7. Means in addition to
media
imply
over
besides
8. Not afterwards
National Organization for Women
lie
afterward
pore
9. 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.
aid
hung
people
either...or - neither...nor
10. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
amid
whose
bad
City Hall
11. 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.
citizen
plurality
murder
principal
12. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
majority
more than
emigrate
either
13. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
titles
Cabinet
toward
hung
14. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
buses
Cabinet
Orient - Oriental
fewer
15. Copy pertaining to the navy
rock 'n' roll
naval
collide - collision
between
16. One who comes into a country ___s to it
immigrate
alumnus
citizen
that
17. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
in spite of
bus
reference works
website
18. When speaking of an individual
email
person
marshal
ravish
19. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
afterward
crisis
under way
troops
20. To show contempt for
misdemeanor
flout
pour
among
21. A person who gives advice - never advisor
hung
adviser
in-law
Legislature
22. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
navel
widower
sneaked
rebut
23. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
heaven
altar
ensure
ravage
24. 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
ZIP code
flay
NAACP
Nobel Prize
25. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
each
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
login - logon - logoff
defendant
26. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
widower
courtesy titles
alumnus
accept
27. 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
each
premier
buss
forward
28. A person who serves as an assistant
Legislature
ravage
stationery
aide
29. Writing paper
Black muslim
fewer
stationery
NAACP
30. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
norm
subject
impostor
which
31. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
it's
forward
troupe
32. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.
on
average
hopefully
marshall
33. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
National Organization for Women
defendant
half mast
marshal
34. Takes a singular verb
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
each
compose
flier
35. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
forward
felony
as
infer
36. 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.
plurality
buss
its
website
37. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
widower
accommodate
stanch
flyer
38. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
whose
refute
daylight saving time
marshal
39. A minor offense against the law
that
misdemeanor
insure
emigrate
40. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
was drowned
bus
sneaked
criterion
41. 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
buses
which
alumni
accept
42. 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
buss
Nobel Prize
premier
immigrate
43. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
last
composition titles
hopefully
No.
44. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
median
federal
whom
flyer
45. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
manslaughter
muslims
flair
principle
46. 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
wrack
effect
Black muslim
City Council
47. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade
Black muslim
marshall
fewer
as
48. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
was drowned
italics
teenage
who
49. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
navel
aid
flounder
his
50. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
adviser
century
biennial
flair
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