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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. To stand still






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






3. A person who gives advice - never advisor






4. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






5. Means to influence






6. Kiss






7. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






8. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






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






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






12. The of is unnecessary






13. Do not use the term teenaged






14. Writing paper






15. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






16. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






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






18. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






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






20. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






21. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






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






23. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






24. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






25. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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26. 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






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






28. Means to exclude






29. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






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






31. Takes a singular verb






32. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






33. 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.






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






35. To change






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






37. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank






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






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






40. Means to guarantee






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






42. 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.






43. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






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






45. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






48. Individual items reduced in number






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






50. The proper name for some trains and buses