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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






3. Copy pertaining to the navy






4. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.






5. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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






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






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






9. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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10. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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

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12. A person who serves as an assistant






13. Extension of time or degree






14. 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.






15. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






16. For hanging not referring to a person's death






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






18. Transportation vehicle






19. 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






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






21. Twice a year (same as biannual)






22. A first performance






23. 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.






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






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






26. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






27. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






28. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






29. Every two years






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






31. Homicide without malice or premeditation






32. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






35. Kisses






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






37. 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.






38. Takes a singular verb






39. Completeness of process of supplementing something






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. Means to exclude






44. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






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






47. Means in an exact sense






48. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






49. The of is unnecessary






50. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes