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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
rebut
felony
median
subject
2. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
widow
among
insure
figuratively
3. Means more than half of an amount
majority
faze
ravish
native
4. Do not use the term teenaged
on
aide
teenage
flay
5. A minor offense against the law
stationery
since
manslaughter
misdemeanor
6. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
flier
its
fiance
lay
7. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
widower
accept
hanged
email
8. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
since
insure
arrest
refute
9. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
titles
on
marshall
average
10. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
phase
subject
forward
over
11. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
stationary
century
criteria
accommodate
12. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
heaven
mean
half staff
less
13. Singular form of a standard
pore
Nobel Prize
criterion
literally
14. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
troops
alumna
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
in spite of
15. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
liaison
more than
median
accommodate
16. Means in an exact sense
flounder
buss
mean
literally
17. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
amid
drowned
her
bus
18. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
refute
was drowned
navel
on
19. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
composition titles
login - logon - logoff
Fourth of July
titles
20. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
marshall
magazine names
stationary
forward
21. 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
stanch
NAACP
titles
semiannual
22. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
No.
hang - hangs
speeds
beside
23. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
Nobel Prize
National Organization for Women
hung
under way
24. For hanging not referring to a person's death
subject
staunch
composition titles
hung
25. Kiss
buss
criterion
hopefully
insure
26. Kisses
media
busses
italics
City Hall
27. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
phase
alumna
flair
each other
28. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
National Organization for Women
infer
subject
email
29. Multiple transportation vehicles
last
buses
was drowned
Cabinet
30. The of is unnecessary
off of
buss
hanged
Cabinet
31. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
Orient - Oriental
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
badly
32. A person who serves as an assistant
aide
except
misdemeanor
stationary
33. 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
people
felony
plurality
bad
34. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me
mean
between
National Organization for Women
biennial
35. Means to receive
each other
accept
people
Internet
36. Copy pertaining to the navy
who
website
naval
firefighter - police officer
37. Completeness of process of supplementing something
hung
media
complement
fiance
38. Assistance
italics
comprise
aid
effect
39. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
Black muslim
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
fewer
over
40. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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41. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
alumnae
Internet
pour
42. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
media
alumni
resident
under way
43. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
NAACP
median
people
stationary
44. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
flare
ensure
under way
except
45. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
resident
criterion
her
media
46. 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.
teenage
aid
lie
federal
47. 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
nicknames
mean
over
collide - collision
48. 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
allege
as
manslaughter
complement
49. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
flout
all right
national
infer
50. Physical distance
farther
on
troop
widow