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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






2. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






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






4. A contraction for it is or it has

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






6. Means to exclude






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






8. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






9. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






10. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






12. 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






13. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






14. 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






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






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






17. Means in an exact sense






18. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






19. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






20. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






21. 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






22. A person who gives advice - never advisor






23. 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






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






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






26. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name






27. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






29. Means to make sure or give confidence






30. The of is unnecessary






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






32. 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






33. Man to be married






34. To argue to the contrary






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






36. A minor offense against the law






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






38. A group of people - often military or animals






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






46. A first performance






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. An aspect or stage






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






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