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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. The proper name for some trains and buses






7. Not afterwards






8. Assistance






9. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






10. Legal term for slaying or killing






11. 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.






12. Do not use the term teenaged






13. A person who serves as an assistant






14. An aspect or stage






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






16. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






17. Kisses






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






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






20. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






21. Homicide without malice or premeditation






22. To argue to the contrary






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






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






25. Man to be married






26. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






27. Means to flow in a continuous stream






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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. 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






35. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






36. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






37. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






38. 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






39. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






40. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






41. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






42. 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






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






44. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






46. 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.






47. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






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






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






50. Means to guarantee







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