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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






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






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






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






6. Every two years






7. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






8. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






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






10. 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.






11. To embarrass or disturb






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






13. Plural form of problem or turning point






14. 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.






15. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






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






17. Singular form of a standard






18. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






20. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






21. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






22. 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






23. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






24. Means to exclude






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






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






27. A contraction for it is or it has

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28. Do not use the term teenaged






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






30. Writing paper






31. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






32. Physical distance






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






34. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli






35. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






36. 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.






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






38. Plural form of a standard






39. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






40. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






41. A picture - a criminal or oneself






42. Means in an exact sense






43. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






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






45. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






46. A person who serves as an assistant






47. 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






48. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






49. To argue to the contrary






50. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun