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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






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






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






4. Woman to be married






5. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






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






7. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






9. Not afterwards






10. 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






11. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






12. Man to be married






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






14. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






15. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






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






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






18. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






19. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






21. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






22. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






23. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






25. 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






26. To swing the arms widely






27. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






28. A minor offense against the law






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






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






31. Means to gaze intently or steadily






32. When speaking of an individual






33. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






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






35. Means in an exact sense






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






37. Writing paper






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






39. 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.






40. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






42. To show contempt for






43. 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.






44. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






45. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






46. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






48. Individual items reduced in number






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






50. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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