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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






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






4. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






5. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






13. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






14. Means at the side of






15. An aspect or stage






16. To stand still






17. Means to receive






18. To change






19. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






21. Kiss






22. Not afterwards






23. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






24. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






26. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






27. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






28. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






29. 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






30. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






31. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






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






33. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






35. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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

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37. To swing the arms widely






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






43. One who comes into a country ___s to it






44. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






45. Man to be married






46. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






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






48. Kisses






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






50. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.