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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means more than half of an amount






2. Every two years






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






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






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






6. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






7. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP






8. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






9. Kisses






10. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






12. 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






13. One who comes into a country ___s to it






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






19. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






20. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






21. To swing the arms widely






22. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






28. An aspect or stage






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






30. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






31. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






32. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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

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






35. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






36. To argue to the contrary






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






40. Extension of time or degree






41. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






43. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






44. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






45. Multiple transportation vehicles






46. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






47. Legal term for slaying or killing






48. 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






49. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






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