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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group






2. To bog down become disabled or sink






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






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






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






6. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






7. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






8. Means to receive






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






10. Singular form of problem or turning point






11. Plural form of a standard






12. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






14. Means to influence






15. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me






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






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






18. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






19. One who leaves a country ___s from it






20. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






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






22. Legal term for slaying or killing






23. Transportation vehicle






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






25. 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






26. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






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






28. Writing paper






29. Means in an exact sense






30. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






32. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






33. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






34. A picture - a criminal or oneself






35. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






36. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






37. Kiss






38. 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






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






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






41. When referring to a man who has attended a school






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






43. 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






44. Takes a singular verb






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






46. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






47. 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.






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






49. Individual items reduced in number






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






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