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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Physical distance






2. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






4. 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






5. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






7. 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






8. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






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






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






11. One who leaves a country ___s from it






12. 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.






13. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






14. Means to guarantee






15. 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.






16. Verb to stop the flow of something






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






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






19. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






20. One who comes into a country ___s to it






21. Writing paper






22. Means to flow in a continuous stream






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






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






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






26. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






28. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






29. Means to influence






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






31. To change






32. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






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






34. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






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






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






37. Means to gaze intently or steadily






38. A first performance






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






40. Twice a year (same as biannual)






41. A group of people - often military or animals






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






43. 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






44. Kisses






45. Means in an exact sense






46. 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






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






48. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses






49. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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