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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






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






4. A person who serves as an assistant






5. To argue to the contrary






6. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






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






8. Kiss






9. Plural form of a standard






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






11. The proper name for some trains and buses






12. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






13. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






14. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






15. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






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






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






18. An aspect or stage






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






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






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






22. References to insurance






23. Means in an exact sense






24. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






25. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






26. Singular form of a standard






27. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






28. Do not use the term teenaged






29. Not afterwards






30. Every two years






31. 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.






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






33. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






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






35. 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.






36. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






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






39. A picture - a criminal or oneself






40. Individual items reduced in number






41. Legal term for slaying or killing






42. Man to be married






43. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






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






45. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






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






47. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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48. Plural form of problem or turning point






49. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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