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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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1. 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
adviser
between
person
century
2. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
either...or - neither...nor
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
off of
felony
3. A person who serves as an assistant
was drowned
aide
citizen
Legislature
4. 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
ZIP code
native
naval
effect
5. Extension of time or degree
website
widow
immigrate
further
6. 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.
lie
figuratively
assure
hanged
7. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
alumni
complement
troops
liaison
8. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
navel
Black muslim
forward
comprise
9. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
nicknames
besides
pour
titles
10. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
half staff
who
among
hung
11. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
principal
Cabinet
alumni
federal
12. To bog down become disabled or sink
Cabinet
founder
as
premier
13. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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14. One who leaves a country ___s from it
semiannual
since
emigrate
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
15. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
last
Fourth of July
email
login - logon - logoff
16. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
troupe
average
her
ZIP code
17. A minor offense against the law
lie
bus
Legislature
misdemeanor
18. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
assure
collide - collision
impostor
last
19. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
less
troupe
accept
adviser
20. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
less
stationary
hanged
was drowned
21. Kisses
buss
busses
premier
composition titles
22. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
plurality
website
in-law
flay
23. Legal term for slaying or killing
titles
less
accept
homicide
24. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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25. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
italics
flier
speeds
pour
26. Physical distance
impostor
subject
farther
aid
27. 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
either
all right
immigrate
titles
28. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
compose
more than
medium
because
29. Transportation vehicle
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
bus
bad
badly
30. Man to be married
fiance
principle
navel
email
31. Means to gaze intently or steadily
adviser
Fourth of July
pore
titles
32. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
under way
muslims
off of
faze
33. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
imply
average
between
daylight saving time
34. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
Internet
City Hall
biennial
either
35. Singular form of a standard
badly
criterion
widower
each
36. Means to exclude
last
premier
except
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
37. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
semiannual
it's
lay
website
38. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
reference works
compose
widower
stationery
39. 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
infer
alumnus
NAACP
amid
40. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
National Organization for Women
ZIP code
less
besides
41. Means more than half of an amount
on
in-law
majority
citizen
42. 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
mean
norm
fiance
since
43. Singular form of problem or turning point
staunch
each
crisis
flout
44. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
insure
flier
hanged
buses
45. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
courtesy titles
criterion
widow
majority
46. Means to make sure or give confidence
flair
liaison
faze
assure
47. 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.
national
insure
Internet
compose
48. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
hanged
whose
staunch
49. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
compliment
sneaked
his
rock 'n' roll
50. When speaking of an individual
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
arrest
person
teenage
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