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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A person who serves as an assistant






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






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






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






5. Means to guarantee






6. One who leaves a country ___s from it






7. 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






8. The of is unnecessary






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






10. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






11. 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.






12. To change






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






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






15. Means to receive






16. Means in addition to






17. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






22. Multiple transportation vehicles






23. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






24. Kiss






25. A contraction for it is or it has

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26. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.






27. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






28. To swing the arms widely






29. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






30. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






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






32. 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






33. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla






34. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






35. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






36. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






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






38. To stand still






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






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






41. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction






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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. To argue to the contrary






48. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






49. Takes a singular verb






50. Extension of time or degree