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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. 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.






2. Writing paper






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






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






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






6. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






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






8. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






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






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






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






12. To change






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






14. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






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






16. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






23. Kisses






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






25. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition






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






27. A first performance






28. Kiss






29. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






30. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






31. 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






32. Individual items reduced in number






33. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






34. 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.






35. References to insurance






36. To swing the arms widely






37. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






38. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






39. The of is unnecessary






40. Means to make sure or give confidence






41. 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






42. A minor offense against the law






43. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






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






45. 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






46. Multiple transportation vehicles






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






48. Assistance






49. 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






50. A contraction for it is or it has

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