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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Do not use the term teenaged






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






3. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






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






5. To show contempt for






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

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7. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






8. Means to make sure or give confidence






9. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






10. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






11. Transportation vehicle






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






13. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






14. To stand still






15. Kiss






16. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






17. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






18. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






19. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






20. Individual items reduced in number






21. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






23. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






24. Legal term for slaying or killing






25. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






26. Man to be married






27. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






28. Plural form of a standard






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






36. Plural form of problem or turning point






37. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






38. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






39. Means at the side of






40. Means in an exact sense






41. 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






42. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






43. Takes a singular verb






44. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






45. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






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






47. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






48. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).






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






50. Is the possessive of who