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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Kiss






2. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






3. To swing the arms widely






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






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






6. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






7. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






9. Individual items reduced in number






10. Means in an exact sense






11. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






13. 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.






14. Singular form of problem or turning point






15. Physical distance






16. Is the possessive of who






17. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






18. Homicide without malice or premeditation






19. 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.






20. Every two years






21. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






22. A first performance






23. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






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






25. Singular form of a standard






26. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






27. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






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






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






30. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






31. 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.






32. Means to make sure or give confidence






33. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition






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






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






36. 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






37. A group of people - often military or animals






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. Means to influence






40. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






42. To change






43. 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






44. 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.






45. A table-like platform used in a religious service






46. A person who serves as an assistant






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






48. Assistance






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






50. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.