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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Means in addition to






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






4. Means at the side of






5. A person who serves as an assistant






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






7. Writing paper






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






9. The proper name for some trains and buses






10. Kisses






11. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






12. 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






13. Completeness of process of supplementing something






14. To argue to the contrary






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






16. 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






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






18. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






19. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






20. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






21. 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.






22. To embarrass or disturb






23. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






24. When referring to a man who has attended a school






25. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






26. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






28. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






29. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






30. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






31. Legal term for slaying or killing






32. 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






33. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






34. A contraction for it is or it has

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

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36. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






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






38. Means to guarantee






39. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






40. 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.






41. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups






42. To swing the arms widely






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






44. 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.






45. A picture - a criminal or oneself






46. 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






47. The of is unnecessary






48. Takes a singular verb






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






50. 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.