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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






9. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together






10. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






12. Extension of time or degree






13. Do not use the term teenaged






14. 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






15. Multiple transportation vehicles






16. Is the possessive of who






17. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






18. References to insurance






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






20. Not afterwards






21. Never okay - all tenses of a word meaning all right

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22. To swing the arms widely






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






24. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






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






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






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






28. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






29. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding






30. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






31. Means in an exact sense






32. To argue to the contrary






33. 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






34. Completeness of process of supplementing something






35. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






36. 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






37. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






38. When speaking of an individual






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






40. Plural form of problem or turning point






41. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






42. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






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






44. To stand still






45. To bog down become disabled or sink






46. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






48. To show contempt for






49. Transportation vehicle






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