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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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






3. Homicide without malice or premeditation






4. Kiss






5. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at






6. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






7. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






8. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime






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






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






11. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school






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






13. Legal term for slaying or killing






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






15. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






16. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






17. Singular form of problem or turning point






18. Means to gaze intently or steadily






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






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






21. Do not use the term teenaged






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






23. Writing paper






24. 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






25. Means at the side of






26. To change






27. Means to make sure or give confidence






28. Means in an exact sense






29. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






30. 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.






31. Multiple transportation vehicles






32. Means more than half of an amount






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






34. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






35. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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






37. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






38. Not afterwards






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






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






41. To stand still






42. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






43. Copy pertaining to the navy






44. 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






45. Verb to stop the flow of something






46. 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






47. 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






48. Singular form of a standard






49. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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