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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means to gaze intently or steadily






2. 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






3. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






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






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






6. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






7. Man to be married






8. To embarrass or disturb






9. To argue to the contrary






10. 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






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






12. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






13. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






14. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






15. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






16. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)






17. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






19. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






20. Physical distance






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






22. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






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






24. Completeness of process of supplementing something






25. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






26. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






27. A group of people - often military or animals






28. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






29. To swing the arms widely






30. 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.






31. For hanging not referring to a person's death






32. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






33. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






34. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






35. Means to flow in a continuous stream






36. 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.






37. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






38. Means to receive






39. One who comes into a country ___s to it






40. 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






41. Is the possessive of who






42. Copy pertaining to the navy






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






44. 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.






45. Individual items reduced in number






46. Means more than half of an amount






47. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






48. 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.






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






50. Twice a year (same as semiannual)