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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






2. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






4. 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






5. To bog down become disabled or sink






6. 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.






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






8. 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






9. Woman to be married






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






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






12. For hanging not referring to a person's death






13. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






14. 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






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






16. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






17. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






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






19. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






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






22. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






23. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






24. 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.






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






26. Singular form of problem or turning point






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






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






29. 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.






30. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






32. Legal term for slaying or killing






33. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






34. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.






35. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






36. One who leaves a country ___s from it






37. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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38. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






39. Transportation vehicle






40. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






41. Means to guarantee






42. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






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






44. 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






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






46. Means in addition to






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






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






49. One who comes into a country ___s to it






50. Multiple transportation vehicles