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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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1. The of is unnecessary
off of
insure
citizen
rock 'n' roll
2. Multiple transportation vehicles
last
since
infer
buses
3. Means more than half of an amount
majority
fewer
NAACP
century
4. 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.
principle
because
Fourth of July
flaunt
5. A first performance
besides
National Organization for Women
norm
primiere
6. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
half mast
citizen
on
biannual
7. 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
either
lie
composition titles
accommodate
8. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
figuratively
accommodate
Nobel Prize
biannual
9. Introduces two items - is the correct word when expressing the relationships of three or more items considered one pair at a time - all pronouns must be in the objective case - between him and her - between you and me
literally
fewer
between
firefighter - police officer
10. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
principal
farther
Legislature
century
11. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
infer
lie
one another
who
12. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
widower
pore
in spite of
fewer
13. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
No.
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
under way
stanch
14. 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
mean
national
lay
literally
15. Homicide without malice or premeditation
half mast
manslaughter
medium
in-law
16. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
median
altar
ravage
NAACP
17. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
flounder
alter
compliment
arrest
18. To be used instead of the sexist terms
email
firefighter - police officer
lie
drowned
19. For hanging not referring to a person's death
its
further
hung
speeds
20. A group of people - often military or animals
except
toward
troop
her
21. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
speeds
naval
premier
comprise
22. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
accommodate
premier
navel
City Council
23. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.
national
native
defendant
buss
24. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.
stationary
Internet
accept
courtesy titles
25. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
native
bad
like
farther
26. 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
it's
Black muslim
impostor
troops
27. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
ravage
phase
was drowned
courtesy titles
28. Plural form of problem or turning point
collide - collision
affect
crises
over
29. Completeness of process of supplementing something
muslims
complement
Orient - Oriental
flair
30. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
criterion
ravish
each other
president
31. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
widower
figuratively
alumnus
all right
32. 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
people
fiancee
flair
mean
33. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
buses
demolish or destroyed
average
norm
34. Means to influence
affect
aid
assure
lay
35. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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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
murder
Nobel Prize
impostor
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
37. To show contempt for
farther
flout
plurality
beside
38. Plural form of a standard
liaison
italics
City Hall
criteria
39. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
median
half mast
hang - hangs
ZIP code
40. 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
imply
arrest
firefighter - police officer
criteria
41. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
troops
National Organization for Women
norm
impostor
42. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
primiere
compose
marshal
alumna
43. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
bus
troop
compose
median
44. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
accept
flout
medium
widower
45. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
affect
was drowned
accept
accommodate
46. Means to flow in a continuous stream
pour
faze
troupe
rack
47. Copy pertaining to the navy
each other
century
firefighter - police officer
naval
48. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
complement
bus
fiance
half mast
49. References to insurance
busses
insure
pore
his
50. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
one another
fiance
liaison
phase
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