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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






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






3. Completeness of process of supplementing something






4. An aspect or stage






5. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






6. Kiss






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






12. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






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






14. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






15. Man to be married






16. 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.






17. Takes a singular verb






18. Means to exclude






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






20. 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.






21. A person who serves as an assistant






22. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






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






24. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.






25. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






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






28. 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






29. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






30. Means to receive






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






32. Kisses






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






34. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






35. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive


36. Plural form of a standard






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






38. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






39. Means more than half of an amount






40. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






41. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






43. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






44. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






46. The proper name for some trains and buses






47. The of is unnecessary






48. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






49. 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






50. Means in addition to