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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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1. 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
whose
troops
Nobel Prize
who
2. Means to make sure or give confidence
compose
NAACP
pour
assure
3. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
it's
hung
whose
marshal
4. Means more than half of an amount
majority
stanch
person
alumni
5. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP
flout
beside
emigrate
ZIP code
6. A contraction for it is or it has
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7. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
heaven
alumnae
defendant
compose
8. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
each other
either...or - neither...nor
naval
comprise
9. To swing the arms widely
century
whose
alter
flair
10. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
heaven
flounder
marshall
ZIP code
11. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
compliment
more than
wrack
less
12. For hanging not referring to a person's death
hung
norm
busses
composition titles
13. To bog down become disabled or sink
murder
muslims
founder
premier
14. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
aid
median
lie
faze
15. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or
magazine names
complement
murder
principle
16. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
under way
hanged
muslims
flout
17. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
that
naval
composition titles
his
18. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
No.
bus
murder
medium
19. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
marshall
ravish
immigrate
crises
20. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
president
because
navel
accommodate
21. An aspect or stage
phase
effect
who's
rack
22. 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
amid
buses
majority
mean
23. Extension of time or degree
speeds
in spite of
further
emigrate
24. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
titles
flounder
insure
liaison
25. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
courtesy titles
alumna
sneaked
teenage
26. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
her
alter
since
faze
27. Twice a year (same as biannual)
bad
comprise
semiannual
lie
28. 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
composition titles
misdemeanor
insure
Legislature
29. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
primiere
president
ZIP code
Orient - Oriental
30. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
media
mean
courtesy titles
between
31. 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
people
citizen
under way
comprise
32. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
flout
daylight saving time
its
courtesy titles
33. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.
aide
hopefully
alumna
City Council
34. Means to receive
off of
busses
accept
fewer
35. The proper name for some trains and buses
heaven
flare
flyer
one another
36. Takes a singular verb
lay
each
its
buss
37. One who comes into a country ___s to it
rock 'n' roll
alumnae
immigrate
president
38. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
in spite of
altar
alter
half staff
39. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
email
marshal
buses
National Organization for Women
40. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
phase
between
plurality
alumna
41. 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
either
on
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
liaison
42. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
literally
biannual
composition titles
her
43. A person who serves as an assistant
Orient - Oriental
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
aide
stanch
44. Writing paper
stationery
biannual
hang - hangs
busses
45. Transportation vehicle
people
adviser
bus
italics
46. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
as
misdemeanor
Legislature
median
47. Verb to stop the flow of something
lie
her
login - logon - logoff
stanch
48. 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.
Internet
like
sneaked
alumnae
49. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
whose
except
ZIP code
half staff
50. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
hang - hangs
impostor
composition titles
which
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