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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






3. 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






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






5. A minor offense against the law






6. Plural form of problem or turning point






7. Means more than half of an amount






8. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






9. 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.






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






11. 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






12. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






14. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






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






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






17. To stand still






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






19. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






20. A person who serves as an assistant






21. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.






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






23. Verb to stop the flow of something






24. To be used instead of the sexist terms






25. When speaking of an individual






26. Every two years






27. Do not use the term teenaged






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






29. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Writing paper






35. 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






36. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






37. One who comes into a country ___s to it






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






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






40. A group of people - often military or animals






41. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






42. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






43. Assistance






44. Extension of time or degree






45. A first performance






46. To swing the arms widely






47. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






48. To show contempt for






49. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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