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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






3. To show contempt for






4. To embarrass or disturb






5. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






7. Transportation vehicle






8. To change






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






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






11. To be used instead of the sexist terms






12. One who comes into a country ___s to it






13. Assistance






14. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






15. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






16. 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






17. Writing paper






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






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






20. A table-like platform used in a religious service






21. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






23. 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.






24. Do not use the term teenaged






25. Multiple transportation vehicles






26. 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.






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






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






29. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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






31. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






32. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






33. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






35. 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






36. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






37. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






38. Means to gaze intently or steadily






39. To stand still






40. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






42. Man to be married






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






44. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






45. References to insurance






46. Means in an exact sense






47. Physical distance






48. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






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






50. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)