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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






2. 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.






3. Completeness of process of supplementing something






4. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






5. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






7. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






8. Means to guarantee






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






10. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






11. Not afterwards






12. 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.






13. To show contempt for






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






18. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






19. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






20. Means to gaze intently or steadily






21. A group of people - often military or animals






22. Means more than half of an amount






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






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






25. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






26. 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






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






28. To change






29. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






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






32. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






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






34. A contraction for it is or it has

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






36. Kiss






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






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






39. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.






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






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






42. Do not use the term teenaged






43. A minor offense against the law






44. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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45. 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






46. 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.






47. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






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






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






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