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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. To embarrass or disturb






3. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






4. Means at the side of






5. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






7. To be used instead of the sexist terms






8. Copy pertaining to the navy






9. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






10. Plural form of a standard






11. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






13. To argue to the contrary






14. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






15. Kisses






16. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






17. 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.






18. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






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






20. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






22. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






23. A minor offense against the law






24. To show contempt for






25. An aspect or stage






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Individual items reduced in number






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






32. 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






33. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






34. Every two years






35. Takes a singular verb






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






37. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






39. Kiss






40. Means more than half of an amount






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






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






43. To bog down become disabled or sink






44. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






46. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






47. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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






49. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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50. 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






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