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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






2. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






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






4. To embarrass or disturb






5. Physical distance






6. Means more than half of an amount






7. References to insurance






8. 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.






9. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






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






11. Woman to be married






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






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






14. Verb to stop the flow of something






15. To show contempt for






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






17. Twice a year (same as biannual)






18. 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






19. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






20. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities






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






22. 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






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






24. Assistance






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






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






27. Kiss






28. A group of people - often military or animals






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






30. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






31. 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






32. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage






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






34. Kisses






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






36. Means in addition to






37. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






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






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






41. A contraction for it is or it has

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42. 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






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






44. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






45. 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






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






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






48. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






49. Means to gaze intently or steadily






50. Means in an exact sense