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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Man to be married






2. Legal term for slaying or killing






3. Means at the side of






4. 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.






5. 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






6. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






7. 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






8. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






10. 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.






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






12. Singular form of a standard






13. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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14. 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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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






20. Do not use the term teenaged






21. Means to flow in a continuous stream






22. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






23. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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






25. A picture - a criminal or oneself






26. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






28. 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.






29. Writing paper






30. 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.






31. Woman to be married






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






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






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






35. To bog down become disabled or sink






36. Takes a singular verb






37. The of is unnecessary






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. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






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






41. 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.






42. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






43. Means to gaze intently or steadily






44. A first performance






45. Extension of time or degree






46. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






48. To change






49. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






50. AP does not italicize words in news stories.