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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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

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






3. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






4. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






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






6. 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






7. 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.






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






9. A person who gives advice - never advisor






10. 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






11. To embarrass or disturb






12. A minor offense against the law






13. Writing paper






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Plural form of problem or turning point






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






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






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






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






26. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






28. 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.






29. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






30. Do not use the term teenaged






31. Is the possessive of who






32. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






34. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






35. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






36. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






37. Plural form of a standard






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






39. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






40. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






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






42. Not afterwards






43. 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






44. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






46. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






47. 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






48. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






49. Means to guarantee






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







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