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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Every two years






2. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






4. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






5. Means to gaze intently or steadily






6. 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






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






8. Means to guarantee






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






10. To bog down become disabled or sink






11. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






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






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






15. Means to receive






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






17. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






18. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






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






22. When speaking of an individual






23. Plural form of problem or turning point






24. A contraction for it is or it has

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






26. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






27. Transportation vehicle






28. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






29. Takes a singular verb






30. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






32. Do not use the term teenaged






33. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






34. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






35. 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






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






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






38. Assistance






39. Means to flow in a continuous stream






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






41. 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






42. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






43. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






45. 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.






46. The of is unnecessary






47. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






48. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






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






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