Mignon Fogarty AP Style Style Versus Rules AP Style Why the AP Stylebook? AP Style What are the key differences in AP style? AP Style AP Style — Does not use italics. AP Style No Italics This means most titles go in quotation marks. AP Style Quotation Marks “Atomic Habits” (book) “Candy Crush”(computer game) “Jumanji” (movie) + opera titles, poem titles, album titles, song titles, TV show titles, and more AP Style No Quotation Marks — Holy Books (the Bible, the Quran) — Reference Books (Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Garner’s Modern English Usage) AP Style No Quotation Marks — Newspaper and Magazine Names (The Washington Post, Reader’s Digest) — Website and App Names (Yelp, Facebook) — Board Games (Risk, Settlers of Catan) AP Style Quotation Marks — Billy waited 30 seconds for “Magic the Gathering” to launch on his iPad. — The boys meet every Saturday at the game store to play Magic the Gathering. AP Style AP Style — Does not use italics. — Doesn’t always use the serial comma. AP Style Serial Comma red, white, and blue AP Style AP Style red, white and blue AP Style Serial Comma Do use it when series elements contain conjunctions. AP Style Serial Comma — Peanut butter and jelly — Ham and eggs — Macaroni and cheese AP Style AP Style I like peanut butter and jelly, ham and eggs, and macaroni and cheese. AP Style AP Style I like peanut butter and jelly, ham, and cheese. AP Style Serial Comma Do use it when series elements contain complex phrases. AP Style AP Style Squiggly wondered whether Aardvark had caught any fish, whether Aardvark would be home for dinner, and whether Aardvark would be in a good mood. AP Style Serial Comma Do use it when it’s needed for clarity. AP Style AP Style They invited the strippers, Stalin, and JFK. AP Style AP Style — Doesn’t use italics. — Doesn’t always use the serial comma. — Doesn’t use a final “s” for certain possessives. AP Style Chicago Style Jones’s slippers Chicago Style AP Style Jones’ slippers Chicago Style AP Style farmers market Chicago Style AP Style Headlines are sentence case and present tense. AP Style Headlines Man makes sure to put phone on silent before misplacing it AP Style Headlines Co-workers agog as employee introduces new shirt into rotation AP Style AP Style — Headlines are sentence case and present tense. — Spell out only* numbers one through nine. AP Style *Many exceptions. Numbers one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 AP Style AP Style Puts spaces around dashes. AP Style Dashes AP Jo — a Hawaiian — hates spam. CHICAGO Jo—a Hawaiian—hates spam. AP Style Summary — AP doesn’t use italics. — AP doesn’t always use the serial comma. — AP doesn’t use a final “s” for certain possessives. AP Style Summary — Headlines are sentence case and present tense. — Spell out only* numbers one through nine. AP Style *Many exceptions. Summary — Puts spaces around dashes. AP Style Poll #1 AP Style AP Bulleted Lists — Use dashes instead of bullets. — Capitalize the first word after the dash. — Put a period at the end of each section. AP Style AP Bulleted Lists Key rules are: —Use dashes. — Capitalize the first word. — Use periods. AP Style AP Bulleted Lists Be parallel: —Use dashes. — Capitalize the first word. — Use periods. AP Style AP Bulleted Lists How much responsibility can you handle? — Dogs are for people who can walk them. — Cats are for people who have less time. — Cactuses are for people who travel a lot. AP Style AP Bulleted Lists How much responsibility can you handle? — Dogs are for people who can walk them. — If you have less time, get a cat. — Cactuses are for people who travel a lot. AP Style Poll #2 AP Style Headlines AP Style Headlines Residents report seeing unidentified flying objects over Seattle last night AP Style Headlines Southwest issues statement: No potbelly pigs allowed on flights AP Style Headline Southwest issues statement: No more potbelly pigs Body Copy Southwest made its stance clear: no more potbelly pigs. AP Style Headline Southwest issues statement: No more potbelly pigs Body Copy Southwest made its stance clear: no more potbelly pigs. AP Style Body Copy Southwest issues statement: No potbelly pigs allowed on flights Southwest issues statement: no more potbelly pigs AP Style Headline Southwest issues statement: No potbelly pigs allowed on flights Southwest issues statement: No more potbelly pigs AP Style Poll #3 AP Style Body Copy: Numbers one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 AP Style Headlines: Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 AP Style HEADLINES 7 ways to top a potato Smith gets 3 years in prison AP Style Headlines 7 ways to top a potato Body Copy Seven potatoes sat on the countertop. AP Style HEADLINES 7 ways to top a potato Smith gets 3 years in prison AP Style Big Numbers: Headlines Happify raises $5 million in convertible debt Happify raises $5M in convertible debt AP Style Big Numbers: Headlines Deutsche Bank hit with $2.5B fine due to rate rigging AP Style Headlines Happify raises $5M in convertible debt Body Copy Happify raised $5 million in convertible debt. AP Style Quotation Marks: Headlines ‘Kayaktivists’ in Seattle bay protest Arctic drilling AP Style Quotation Marks: Headlines Which ‘Outlander’ character is your soulmate? AP Style Abbreviations: Headlines US and UK leaders meet at the UN AP Style Headlines US and UK leaders meet at the UN Body Copy U.S. and U.K. leaders met at the U.N. AP Style Abbreviations: Headlines US and UK leaders meet at the UN AP Style Headlines Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 AP Style Headlines Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 Body Copy first quarter, etc. AP Style Headlines US worker productivity slumped again in Q1 AP Style Poll #4 AP Style Capitalization:General Rules Capitalize: Proper Nouns and Words Derived from Proper Nouns AP Style Capitalization: General Rules Capitalize: Proper Nouns and Words Derived from Proper Nouns Mignon and Kyle. AP Style Capitalization: General Rules Capitalize: Proper Nouns and Words Derived from Proper Nouns Mignon and Kyle. Colorado River. AP Style Capitalization: General Rules Capitalize: Proper Nouns and Words Derived from Proper Nouns Mignon and Juston. Colorado River. English and Shakespearean. AP Style Capitalization: General Rules Capitalize: Proper Nouns and Words Derived from Proper Nouns Mignon and Juston. Colorado River. English and Shakespearean. French dressing (but french fries) AP Style Capitalization: General Rules Capitalize: Proper Nouns and Words Derived from Proper Nouns Mignon and Juston. Colorado River. English and Shakespearean. French dressing (but french fries) West Street. AP Style Aside Numbers in street names follow the general rules for numbers. First Street through Ninth Street. 10th Street, 23rd Avenue, etc. AP Style Capitalization: Titles Capitalize when they come before the name Governor Andrew Cuomo former President Jimmy Carter Pope Francis AP Style Capitalization: Titles Lowercase when they come after the name or are used alone or descriptively. She is running for president. The president is out of the country. The vice president, Kamala Harris, breaks ties in the Senate. The pope gave his blessing. AP Style Capitalization: Location Nicknames the Twin Cities region the West Bank the Sunshine State the South Side (of Chicago) the Lower East Side (of New York) the Bronx AP Style Poll #5 AP Style PRONOUNS This is an active area of language change. AP Style PRONOUNS A zookeeper must protect his animals. AP Style PRONOUNS Zookeepers must protect their animals. AP Style PRONOUNS A zookeeper must protect the animals. AP Style PRONOUNS The victim will be identified after his or her relatives are notified. AP Style PRONOUNS The victim will be identified after relatives are notified. The name of the victim will be released after relatives are notified. AP Style PRONOUNS The person feared for their safety and spoke on condition of anonymity. AP Style PRONOUNS People who don’t identify as male or female AP Style PRONOUNS AP allows the singular “they,” but does not use newer pronouns such as “xe” or “ze.” AP Style PRONOUNS In stories about people who identify as neither male nor female or ask not to be referred to as he/she/him/her: Use the person's name in place of a pronoun, or otherwise reword the sentence, whenever possible. If they/them/their use is essential, explain in the text that the person prefers a gender-neutral pronoun. Be sure that the phrasing does not imply more than one person. AP Style PRONOUNS “Rory, who uses the pronoun ‘they,’ said they support the bill.” https://www.nlgja.org/stylebook/pronoun-use-for-transgender-sources/ AP Style PRONOUNS When using the singular “they,” use a plural verb. AP Style PRONOUNS Rory, who uses the pronoun “they,” said they support the bill. AP Style PRONOUNS Taylor said they need a new car. AP Style PRONOUNS Taylor said they need a new car. Taylor needs a new car. Taylor reports needing a new car. AP Style PRONOUNS “You” is singular and plural, but always takes a plural verb. AP Style PRONOUNS You are my plus-one for the wedding. You are all invited to the wedding. AP Style PRONOUNS: SUMMARY • Rewrite. • Use singular “they” (and “themself”) as a last resort. • Pair singular “they” with a plural verb. • Do not use “xe,” “ze,” etc. AP Style Poll #6 AP Style COMPANIES styling AP Style AP Style Yahoo reported its earnings. E-trade notified the traders. Ikea invited me to live in its store.