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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






2. Means in an exact sense






3. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






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






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






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






7. A first performance






8. 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.






9. Means to receive






10. Extension of time or degree






11. Means more than half of an amount






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






15. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






16. Means to flow in a continuous stream






17. A person who serves as an assistant






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






19. When speaking of an individual






20. Is the possessive of who






21. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






23. Physical distance






24. One who leaves a country ___s from it






25. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






26. Completeness of process of supplementing something






27. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






29. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






30. Do not use the term teenaged






31. A minor offense against the law






32. Means to influence






33. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






34. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






35. Singular form of a standard






36. 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






37. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






39. Plural form of problem or turning point






40. 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.






41. 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






42. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. Plural form of a standard






47. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






48. 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






49. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






50. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying