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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






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






3. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






4. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






5. To argue to the contrary






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






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






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






9. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






10. To swing the arms widely






11. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






12. When speaking of an individual






13. Woman to be married






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






15. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






16. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






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. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






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

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21. To bog down become disabled or sink






22. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






24. One who leaves a country ___s from it






25. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






26. 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






27. Is the possessive of who






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






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






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






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






32. Kiss






33. 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






34. Means to make sure or give confidence






35. 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






36. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






37. Legal term for slaying or killing






38. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






39. A table-like platform used in a religious service






40. Writing paper






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






42. 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.






43. Means to exclude






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






45. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






46. Homicide without malice or premeditation






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






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






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






50. 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.







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