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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






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






3. 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.






4. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






5. Extension of time or degree






6. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






7. 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






8. 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.






9. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






10. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






11. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






12. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






14. Individual items reduced in number






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






16. Means in addition to






17. Is the possessive of who






18. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






19. To embarrass or disturb






20. Means to influence






21. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






22. Copy pertaining to the navy






23. Twice a year (same as biannual)






24. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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25. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






27. Completeness of process of supplementing something






28. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






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






30. Writing paper






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. To argue to the contrary






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






40. Do not use the term teenaged






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






42. To change






43. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






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

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45. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






46. A contraction for it is or it has

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






48. Kisses






49. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






50. A listener or reader ____s something from the words