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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. A contraction for it is or it has

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

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4. To swing the arms widely






5. Not afterwards






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






7. 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.






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






9. Kiss






10. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






12. A first performance






13. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






14. 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






15. Singular form of problem or turning point






16. Copy pertaining to the navy






17. Legal term for slaying or killing






18. A picture - a criminal or oneself






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






20. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. Do not use the term teenaged






29. Kisses






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






31. 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






32. Woman to be married






33. 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






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






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






36. To bog down become disabled or sink






37. Plural form of problem or turning point






38. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






39. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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