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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






2. Verb to stop the flow of something






3. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






4. Means at the side of






5. Woman to be married






6. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






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






8. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.






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






10. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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11. The proper name for some trains and buses






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






13. When speaking of an individual






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






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






21. Means to make sure or give confidence






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






23. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






24. Completeness of process of supplementing something






25. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






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






27. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






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






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






30. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






31. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






32. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






38. Takes a singular verb






39. To embarrass or disturb






40. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






41. Means more than half of an amount






42. A contraction for it is or it has

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






44. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






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






46. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






47. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






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






49. Is the possessive of who






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