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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






3. Is the possessive of who






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






5. Completeness of process of supplementing something






6. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






7. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense






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






9. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






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






11. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






12. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






13. To argue to the contrary






14. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






16. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






17. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






18. 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






19. To be used instead of the sexist terms






20. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






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






22. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






23. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






25. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






26. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.






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






28. Verb to stop the flow of something






29. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.






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






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






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






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






34. Homicide without malice or premeditation






35. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






36. 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






37. Assistance






38. To change






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






40. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






41. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






42. Kisses






43. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






44. Extension of time or degree






45. 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.






46. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






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






48. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






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






50. Woman to be married