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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.
manslaughter
bad
figuratively
alter
2. Writing paper
fiancee
heaven
stationary
stationery
3. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
Fourth of July
daylight saving time
murder
ravage
4. Means ruin or destruction and generally is confined to the phrase wrack and ruin or wracked with doubt (or pain).
wrack
Black muslim
primiere
besides
5. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
Nobel Prize
Fourth of July
accommodate
one another
6. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
flaunt
national
media
marshal
7. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
NAACP
troop
imply
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
8. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
alumni
among
off of
over
9. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
naval
complement
compose
collide - collision
10. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
person
compliment
criterion
since
11. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
more than
was drowned
rack
in-law
12. To change
alter
fiance
accept
crisis
13. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
lie
norm
murder
complement
14. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
drowned
Cabinet
adviser
off of
15. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
principal
widow
since
No.
16. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
City Hall
City Council
premier
infer
17. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force
media
principle
flaunt
as
18. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
assure
subject
flare
defendant
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.
plurality
resident
either...or - neither...nor
biennial
20. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
stationary
flout
21. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
whom
president
criterion
except
22. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
biennial
aide
forward
bad
23. Kisses
fiance
either...or - neither...nor
pour
busses
24. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
flay
majority
composition titles
medium
25. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
whom
courtesy titles
comprise
imply
26. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
further
impostor
all right
immigrate
27. A first performance
hang - hangs
primiere
email
person
28. Kiss
buss
rebut
phase
mean
29. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
plurality
over
allege
who
30. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
between
refute
immigrate
plurality
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
comprise
flout
City Council
ZIP code
32. Individual items reduced in number
aid
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
fewer
refute
33. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
mean
lay
demolish or destroyed
forward
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.
lie
her
primiere
pore
35. References to insurance
president
speeds
insure
resident
36. To swing the arms widely
flair
flaunt
in spite of
stanch
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
toward
premier
who's
Internet
38. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
City Hall
less
his
forward
39. The of is unnecessary
off of
Legislature
magazine names
drowned
40. Means to make sure or give confidence
average
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
firefighter - police officer
assure
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
widow
composition titles
impostor
rebut
42. A minor offense against the law
fewer
misdemeanor
either
comprise
43. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
infer
compliment
reference works
faze
44. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
magazine names
as
marshall
native
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
stanch
beside
either
lie
46. Multiple transportation vehicles
flyer
buses
majority
aid
47. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
as
flout
titles
nicknames
48. Assistance
ravage
aid
altar
drowned
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
murder
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
firefighter - police officer
lie
50. A contraction for it is or it has
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