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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. To swing the arms widely






2. Means to receive






3. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






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






5. An aspect or stage






6. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






7. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






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






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






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






11. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






12. Means to flow in a continuous stream






13. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






14. 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.






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






16. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)






17. 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






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






19. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






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






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






22. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






23. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






24. 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






25. Individual items reduced in number






26. To show contempt for






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






31. One who leaves a country ___s from it






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






33. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






34. 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






35. Physical distance






36. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Twice a year (same as biannual)






42. Copy pertaining to the navy






43. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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






45. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






46. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






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






48. Man to be married






49. 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






50. 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