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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Singular form of a standard






2. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






3. When speaking of an individual






4. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






5. 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.






6. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






7. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






9. Completeness of process of supplementing something






10. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive


11. 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.






12. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.






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






14. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






15. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






16. Kiss






17. A person who serves as an assistant






18. To show contempt for






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






20. 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.






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






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






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






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






31. One who leaves a country ___s from it






32. Kisses






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






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






35. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






36. 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.






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






38. Means to influence






39. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






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






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






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






44. A group of people - often military or animals






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






46. A person who gives advice - never advisor






47. Means in an exact sense






48. Twice a year (same as biannual)






49. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






50. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade