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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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






2. Means at the side of






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






4. One who leaves a country ___s from it






5. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






6. Means to exclude






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






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






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






10. Means to gaze intently or steadily






11. Verb to stop the flow of something






12. Kisses






13. References to insurance






14. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






15. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes






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






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






18. To change






19. To be used instead of the sexist terms






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






21. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at






22. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






23. A minor offense against the law






24. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)






25. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.






26. Woman to be married






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






28. 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.






29. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with






30. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






31. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam






32. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






33. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce






34. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






35. Writing paper






36. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late






37. Means to receive






38. An aspect or stage






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. A contraction for it is or it has

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45. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton






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






47. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






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






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






50. To stand still