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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A minor offense against the law






2. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






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






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






5. 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






6. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






8. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






9. Every two years






10. Completeness of process of supplementing something






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






12. Means to exclude






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






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






15. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Man to be married






21. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






22. Woman to be married






23. Takes a singular verb






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






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






26. The of is unnecessary






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






28. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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29. Is the possessive of who






30. Verb to stop the flow of something






31. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






34. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






36. 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.






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






38. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






39. Means to make sure or give confidence






40. To be used instead of the sexist terms






41. A person who gives advice - never advisor






42. 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






43. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






44. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






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






46. Means in an exact sense






47. Means to flow in a continuous stream






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






49. To swing the arms widely






50. Despite means the same thing and is shorter







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