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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






2. The of is unnecessary






3. References to insurance






4. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






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






6. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






7. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






10. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






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






13. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






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






15. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






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






17. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






18. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






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






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






21. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






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






24. Completeness of process of supplementing something






25. Means to exclude






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






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






28. Takes a singular verb






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






30. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






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






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






33. Plural form of problem or turning point






34. To show contempt for






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






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






37. Means in addition to






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






39. 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






40. Physical distance






41. When referring to a man who has attended a school






42. Transportation vehicle






43. Means to receive






44. 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






45. 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.






46. The proper name for some trains and buses






47. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






48. Is the possessive of who






49. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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50. Means at the side of