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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






2. 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






3. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






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






6. Physical distance






7. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






8. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






9. Means to influence






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






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






12. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






13. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






14. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






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






16. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






17. Woman to be married






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






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






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






21. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






22. 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.






23. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






24. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






25. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






26. A first performance






27. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






29. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






30. Not afterwards






31. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






32. Assistance






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






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






35. Is the possessive of who






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






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






38. To show contempt for






39. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






41. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me






42. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






44. Means more than half of an amount






45. Verb to stop the flow of something






46. 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






47. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






48. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






50. To stand still