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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






3. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






4. Kiss






5. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






6. The of is unnecessary






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






8. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






13. To be used instead of the sexist terms






14. Copy pertaining to the navy






15. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






16. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






18. 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






19. A picture - a criminal or oneself






20. Writing paper






21. Means to influence






22. To stand still






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






24. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






25. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






26. Man to be married






27. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






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






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






30. 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.






31. A person who gives advice - never advisor






32. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






33. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






34. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






35. To bog down become disabled or sink






36. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






37. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






38. Assistance






39. To show contempt for






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






41. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






42. Physical distance






43. Means in an exact sense






44. Singular form of problem or turning point






45. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






46. The proper name for some trains and buses






47. Verb to stop the flow of something






48. Means to make sure or give confidence






49. Plural form of problem or turning point






50. 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.