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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Plural form of a standard






3. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






4. Means in addition to






5. Takes a singular verb






6. Verb to stop the flow of something






7. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






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






9. 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






10. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






11. 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






12. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






13. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






14. 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






15. Means more than half of an amount






16. A contraction for it is or it has

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17. Singular form of problem or turning point






18. A picture - a criminal or oneself






19. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






20. Do not use the term teenaged






21. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






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






23. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






24. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






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






26. References to insurance






27. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






29. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






30. 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.






31. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






32. To stand still






33. To embarrass or disturb






34. A group of people - often military or animals






35. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






37. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.






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






39. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






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






41. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






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






43. To argue to the contrary






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






45. 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.






46. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






47. Every two years






48. 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.






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






50. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase