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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. Means in an exact sense






5. A first performance






6. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






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






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






10. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






11. Man to be married






12. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






13. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






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






16. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






17. Woman to be married






18. Do not use the term teenaged






19. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






20. Takes a singular verb






21. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






22. Individual items reduced in number






23. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






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






25. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






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






27. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






28. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






29. 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






30. Kiss






31. A person who gives advice - never advisor






32. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






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






34. One who leaves a country ___s from it






35. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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






37. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






38. 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






39. Legal term for slaying or killing






40. A contraction for it is or it has

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






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






43. Means to guarantee






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






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






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






47. To show contempt for






48. Singular form of a standard






49. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






50. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us







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