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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Copy pertaining to the navy






2. Means more than half of an amount






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. Means to receive






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






7. To show contempt for






8. To bog down become disabled or sink






9. The proper name for some trains and buses






10. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






11. A first performance






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






13. Means in addition to






14. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






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






17. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






22. 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.






23. Every two years






24. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






25. 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.






26. 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






27. 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.






28. A minor offense against the law






29. 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.






30. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






31. Means to flow in a continuous stream






32. For hanging not referring to a person's death






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

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34. 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.






35. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






36. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






37. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






38. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






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






40. Kiss






41. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






42. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






43. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






44. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






45. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






46. To stand still






47. 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






48. Means at the side of






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






50. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities