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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A minor offense against the law






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






3. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






4. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






5. 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.






6. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






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






8. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






9. Means in addition to






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






11. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






12. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






13. Completeness of process of supplementing something






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






15. 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






16. Twice a year (same as biannual)






17. To swing the arms widely






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






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






20. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






21. A person who serves as an assistant






22. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






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






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

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






26. To bog down become disabled or sink






27. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






28. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






29. Kiss






30. To stand still






31. Means to receive






32. Means at the side of






33. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






35. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






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






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






40. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






41. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






43. To be used instead of the sexist terms






44. Legal term for slaying or killing






45. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






46. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






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






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






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