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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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






2. A contraction for it is or it has

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3. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






4. 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






5. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






6. A minor offense against the law






7. Means at the side of






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






9. Do not use the term teenaged






10. 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.






11. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Means to exclude






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






18. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






21. Means to gaze intently or steadily






22. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






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






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






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






27. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






28. Assistance






29. A person who serves as an assistant






30. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






31. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






32. Legal term for slaying or killing






33. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






35. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






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






37. Plural form of a standard






38. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






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






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






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






43. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






44. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






45. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






47. Means in an exact sense






48. Transportation vehicle






49. 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






50. 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