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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A minor offense against the law






2. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.






3. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






4. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






6. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






7. Means more than half of an amount






8. To argue to the contrary






9. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






10. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






12. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






13. Means to influence






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






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






16. An aspect or stage






17. Means at the side of






18. 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






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






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






21. References to insurance






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






23. Kiss






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






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






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






27. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






28. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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29. Man to be married






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






34. Means to exclude






35. Extension of time or degree






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






37. 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






38. The of is unnecessary






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






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






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






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






43. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






44. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






45. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






47. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






48. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






49. 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.






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