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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






2. 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.






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






4. A person who serves as an assistant






5. 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.






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






7. Means at the side of






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






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






10. Singular form of a standard






11. Kiss






12. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






13. Not afterwards






14. Physical distance






15. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






16. 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






17. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






18. To swing the arms widely






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






20. Means in addition to






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






22. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






23. To stand still






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






25. To argue to the contrary






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






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






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






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






30. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






32. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






33. 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






34. Is the possessive of who






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






36. 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






37. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






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






39. Transportation vehicle






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






41. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






42. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






43. Plural form of a standard






44. Do not use the term teenaged






45. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






46. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






47. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






48. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






49. Singular form of problem or turning point






50. Extension of time or degree