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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






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






4. A group of people - often military or animals






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






6. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






7. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






9. 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






10. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






11. The proper name for some trains and buses






12. 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.






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






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






15. A picture - a criminal or oneself






16. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






17. Means at the side of






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






19. 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.






20. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






21. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






22. One who leaves a country ___s from it






23. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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

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25. Extension of time or degree






26. Not afterwards






27. A minor offense against the law






28. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






29. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






31. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me






32. Kisses






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






34. Means to exclude






35. One who comes into a country ___s to it






36. 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.






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






38. Means more than half of an amount






39. Means to guarantee






40. To show contempt for






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






42. A person who serves as an assistant






43. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






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






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






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






47. Woman to be married






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






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






50. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington