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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A person who serves as an assistant






2. 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.






3. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name






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 more than half of an amount






6. Homicide without malice or premeditation






7. To stand still






8. 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.






9. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name






10. 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






11. Singular form of problem or turning point






12. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






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






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






15. Plural form of a standard






16. A contraction for it is or it has

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17. Woman to be married






18. Twice a year (same as biannual)






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. Kisses






21. Means to cause or as a noun means a result






22. Verb to stop the flow of something






23. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






24. 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






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






26. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






27. 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






28. 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.






29. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






30. Means to receive






31. 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.






32. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






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






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






35. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






36. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






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






38. A first performance






39. Means to influence






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






41. To embarrass or disturb






42. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






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






44. To be used instead of the sexist terms






45. A minor offense against the law






46. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use






47. Writing paper






48. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






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






50. To show contempt for