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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Means to guarantee






2. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






3. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






4. Extension of time or degree






5. To embarrass or disturb






6. Physical distance






7. A person who gives advice - never advisor






8. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






9. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






10. An aspect or stage






11. A picture - a criminal or oneself






12. Bulk or quantity reduced in number






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






14. A group of people - often military or animals






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






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






17. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






18. Takes a singular verb






19. To change






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






21. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






22. 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






23. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






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






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






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






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






28. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive

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29. Not afterwards






30. 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.






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






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






33. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






34. A contraction for it is or it has

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35. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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36. Means at the side of






37. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






38. One who comes into a country ___s to it






39. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






40. 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






41. Plural form of problem or turning point






42. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






43. Despite means the same thing and is shorter






44. Do not use the term teenaged






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






46. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






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






48. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






49. The of is unnecessary






50. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force