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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. One who leaves a country ___s from it






3. Means to flow in a continuous stream






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






5. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






6. Woman to be married






7. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






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






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






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






11. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






17. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






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

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20. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






21. Means to make sure or give confidence






22. 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






23. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






24. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






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






26. 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.






27. The of is unnecessary






28. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






29. Means to exclude






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. 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






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






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






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






35. A contraction for it is or it has

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36. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






37. Means to guarantee






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






39. 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






40. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






41. Means to influence






42. Copy pertaining to the navy






43. 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






44. Plural form of a standard






45. Singular form of a standard






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






50. 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