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Capitalize office when it is part of an agency's formal name: Office of Management and Budget. Check out our AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide with terms related to the U.S. government shutdown for details. apstylebook.com/topical_most_r…
Our mergers and acquisitions guidance advises: Lead with the full name of the buyer and include a descriptive size and scope, explain the terms and value of the deal as simply as possible (all cash? cash and stock? all stock?) while adding the name of the company to be acquired,…
If you're covering the federal government shutdown, check out our quick AP Stylebook Online Topical Guide with terms related to the shutdown. We offer our most recent Topical Guide to everyone, no login required. Stylebook Online subscribers get our full archive of Topical…
The five Nobel Prizes established under terms of the will of Alfred Nobel are: Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize in chemistry, Nobel Prize in literature, Nobel Prize in physics, Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. (Note the capitalization styles.) The Nobel Memorial Prize in…
It’s not too late to join the AP Stylebook Workshop on AP style mechanics. Watch the recording of our first webinar, then join us live on Wednesday morning for the second of four Zoom sessions. This week, Stylebook editor Anna Jo Bratton will go deep on capitalization and…
When workers are furloughed, they are let go by an employer but are considered on a leave of absence and sometimes remain eligible for benefits such as health insurance. Employees who are laid off are considered permanently let go. Check out our AP Stylebook Online Topical…
It's the Professional Golfers' Association of America (note the apostrophe) or PGA. The PGA Tour is a separate organization made up of competing professional golfers. Use tour (lowercase) on second reference. The PGA conducts the PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship and…
We updated our guidance on bulleted lists in 2024, and now AP style calls for no punctuation at the end of a single word or single phrase in each section of a list.
Shutdown as a noun is one word, it's two words shut down when used as a verb.
Note the capitalization and punctuation of Latter-day in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church in 2018 began moving away from the widely recognized terms Mormon church and LDS church, and now prefers that its full name be used and that members be referred…
If you meant to sign up for the AP Stylebook Workshop and time got away from you, it's not too late. The first live session is at 11 a.m. Eastern today, but you can also watch a recording at your convenience. Come learn about AP style directly from the editors who write the…
AP style generally hyphenates words with the suffix -free. Examples include duty-free, fat-free, hands-free, interest-free, germ-free, scot-free, sugar-free, tax-free. But: carefree.
If spending an hour talking about punctuation sounds like your idea of a good time, you're our people. AP Stylebook Workshop 101 starts Wednesday morning with a session called "Get picky about punctuation." Come spend some time with your fellow word nerds. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…
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AP Stylebook Workshops
Join editors from The Associated Press for one or both engaging AP Stylebook Workshops in fall 2025, and you'll build your knowledge of AP style and your confidence in how to apply it to your work....
There's more to AP style than hyphens and commas. Our second AP Stylebook Workshop this fall will focus on the larger strategic issues of good writing and editing. We'll explore how to make more confident judgment calls, how to make unfamiliar or complex ideas clearer, and why…
According to our primary dictionary, Merriam-Webster, leaf blower and lawn mower are both two words with no hyphen. apnews.com/article/garden…
Poynter reports on Anna Jo Bratton's presentation at VCON25, ACES: The Society for Editing’s virtual conference, and on the relationship between AP's breaking news coverage and AP style decisions. Anna Jo's ACES talk last week was her first public appearance since taking the…
We expanded our entry on the terms accident and crash, which advises avoiding the implication of blamelessness where negligence may be involved. It now adds: Avoid "gun accident" or phrasing such as "a gun went off" when describing a shooting, except when attributed or in a…
The general term visas often suffices to refer to documents showing permission to visit, work or study in another country. If relevant, use the classification and/or a brief description. For example: H-1B visas used for high-tech workers or visas used for high-tech workers.
Do you want to feel more confident deciding when you need a comma and when you don't? The AP Stylebook Workshop on mechanics is for you. We'll go deep on commas, hyphens, capitalization, numerals and more. The first live session is Oct. 1 so sign up now. store.stylebooks.com/ap-stylebook-w…
All Jewish holy days and the Jewish Sabbath start at sunset before the day marked on most calendars. The High Holy Days are Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
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