Elizabeth Birge
@ProfBirge
Professor @wpunj_edu | former staff @DailyKos, @StarLedger, @ChicagoTribune | Freelance Writer | Retweets are not endorsements | Opinions are my own
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Use figures with million, billion or trillion in all except casual uses, such as I'd like to win a billion dollars. But: The nation has 1 million citizens. I need $7 billion. The government ran a deficit of more than $1 trillion. Do not go beyond two decimal places. 7.51 million…
Christmas has a language all its own. It's a time of year when carols are full of old words like hark, yon, deck and don. AP Stylebook Online subscribers have free access to Merriam-Webster content through the end of the year. We recently added a Merriam-Webster blog post titled…
The term Affordable Care Act is acceptable on first reference for the health care overhaul that former U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law in 2010. On second reference, ACA and Obamacare are acceptable, but some readers may not be familiar with the terms. This is a…
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Use the playoff or the national championship as applicable on second reference for the College Football Playoff.
Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving, when U.S. retail stores traditionally launch the start of Christmas shopping.
AP style advises one L in cancel, canceled and canceling, but two Ls in cancellation. apnews.com/article/govern…
Use NEW YORK in datelines for New York City , not the name of an individual community or borough such as Flushing or Queens. Identify the borough in the body of the story if pertinent. apnews.com/article/who-is…
Good editors don't just fix typos and punctuation. They consider whether the writing is clear, concise and accurate. Is it getting its point across for its intended audience? AP Stylebook Workshop 201: Refine Your Content will explore how to make your copy more compelling. The…
AP style says to use single quote marks, never double quote marks, in headlines. So while we put the names of most books, movies, plays, poems, albums, songs, operas, radio and television programs, lectures, speeches, and works of art in quotation marks in body copy, we use…
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.
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Print newspapers, already vestigial in an era when news consumption overwhelmingly occurs online, have been slow to disappear entirely in part because many continue to turn a profit. niemanlab.org/2025/08/the-at…
Lowercase the phrase the national anthem but the formal name of the United States’ national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," is capitalized and in quotation marks.
In AP style, health care is two words. Also, use figures with million, billion or trillion in all except casual uses: I'd like to make a billion dollars. But: The nation has 1 million citizens. I need $7 billion. The government ran a deficit of more than $1 trillion.…
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.@Herbst418Andrew Congratulations, Andrew! It was a privilege having you in my classes. Your tenacity, insatiable curiosity and strong work ethic will continue to lead you to success. So proud of you! #WillPower #WPUNJ2025
Meet Andrew Herbst (@Herbst418Andrew) 🎓: A shining example of Will. Power. and a proud member of the #WPUNJ2025 class 👏🧡 Andrew refused to let cerebral palsy come in the way of his earning a bachelor’s degree. After 13 consecutive years of unwavering dedication, he’s crossing…
AP style recommends the spelling draft beer, rather than draught beer.
Datelines on stories should contain a place name, entirely in capital letters, followed in most cases by the name of the state, country or territory where the city is located. Use date line, two words, for the imaginary line that separates one day from another. The…
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