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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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1. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
infer
login - logon - logoff
No.
compose
2. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
drowned
immigrate
affect
liaison
3. Completeness of process of supplementing something
its
complement
troops
principal
4. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
nicknames
reference works
in spite of
accept
5. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia
manslaughter
email
premier
rack
6. Twice a year (same as biannual)
troops
besides
semiannual
No.
7. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
biennial
composition titles
speeds
navel
8. A person who serves as an assistant
immigrate
aide
toward
Nobel Prize
9. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
average
troops
criteria
last
10. Copy pertaining to the navy
naval
under way
in-law
alumna
11. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
criteria
principal
federal
toward
12. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
one another
alumnae
demolish or destroyed
literally
13. To stand still
bus
stationary
lie
among
14. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
that
compliment
in-law
figuratively
15. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
toward
plurality
principal
mean
16. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
people
Orient - Oriental
one another
stationary
17. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
collide - collision
each other
titles
people
18. Takes a singular verb
staunch
alumnus
each
stationary
19. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
amid
refute
alumnus
allege
20. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
president
No.
fewer
bus
21. Means at the side of
imply
beside
fiancee
whom
22. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
navel
firefighter - police officer
flay
either...or - neither...nor
23. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
titles
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
impostor
afterward
24. Kiss
under way
buss
semiannual
italics
25. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
half staff
premier
biennial
widower
26. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
bus
collide - collision
was drowned
that
27. A group of people - often military or animals
misdemeanor
rock 'n' roll
alumnae
troop
28. References to insurance
Black muslim
insure
troop
faze
29. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
teenage
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
hanged
all right
30. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name
that
Legislature
Fourth of July
flout
31. 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
busses
either
phase
all right
32. Singular form of a standard
criterion
marshall
aid
Cabinet
33. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
italics
who
Black muslim
fiancee
34. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
affect
insure
hung
toward
35. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
alumni
Legislature
fiance
homicide
36. Means to gaze intently or steadily
because
as
phase
pore
37. Means in an exact sense
literally
beside
Black muslim
off of
38. 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
more than
criterion
ensure
which
39. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
marshal
principal
native
over
40. 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.
flier
nicknames
Black muslim
badly
41. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
sneaked
between
in spite of
as
42. To swing the arms widely
insure
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
teenage
flair
43. Individual items reduced in number
fewer
faze
more than
magazine names
44. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
impostor
average
collide - collision
flair
45. 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
flout
resident
speeds
people
46. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name
Legislature
who
toward
farther
47. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
badly
principal
accommodate
City Council
48. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.
composition titles
busses
emigrate
hopefully
49. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
Nobel Prize
marshal
since
biannual
50. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
as
on
Cabinet
its
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