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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. To argue to the contrary






2. 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.






3. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






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






5. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank






6. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






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






8. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






9. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






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






15. To change






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






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






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






19. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






20. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






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






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






24. 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






25. To stand still






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






27. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






35. 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.






36. Means in an exact sense






37. Physical distance






38. Plural form of a standard






39. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






40. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






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






42. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






43. A group of people - often military or animals






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






45. Means in addition to






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






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






48. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.






49. References to insurance






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







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