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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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2. To bog down become disabled or sink






3. A person who serves as an assistant






4. Means more than half of an amount






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






6. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






7. For hanging not referring to a person's death






8. Singular form of a standard






9. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






11. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






12. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






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






21. 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






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






23. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






25. Kiss






26. Means at the side of






27. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






28. Means to exclude






29. When referring to a man who has attended a school






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






31. 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






32. To argue to the contrary






33. Writing paper






34. When speaking of an individual






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






36. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






37. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






38. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






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






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






41. 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






42. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






43. An aspect or stage






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






45. Means to flow in a continuous stream






46. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






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






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






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






50. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying