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2009 AP Stylebook

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AP Stylebook iPhone app now available
iPhone app
Take the AP Stylebook with you anywhere with this new easy-to-use application. This handy new app features searchable listings for the main, sports, business and punctuation sections, along with the ability to add your own custom entries as well as notes on AP listings.

Available on iTunes for $28.99. Read the press release or look inside the app.

2009 AP Stylebook Now Available
2009 AP Stylebook
The 2009 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook (ISBN: 978-0-917360-53-4) features more than 60 new or updated entries, including more business, food, medical and Arabic terms and expanded information on major U.S. and international companies. Read the press release ...

Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation Guide
AP Stylebook Online now features audio clips by AP's Broadcast News Center in Washington, D.C., for pronunciation of more than 200 names in the news, from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to baseball star Albert Pujols and basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Business Entries
Capital IQ
The Online version contains additional information, including each company's market capitalization, revenue, net income, size and business description, as provided by Capital IQ, a division of Standard and Poor's. That information will be updated online regularly, with certain statistics revised quarterly and other data updated monthly.

Build Your Corporate Stylebook
Custom Stylebooks
AP Stylebook Online allows you to add your custom style material to the system so it can be searched alongside AP Stylebook material.

Have specific examples or differences between your corporate style and AP style? You can add them so they appear along with the AP entries. These examples and notes are available to your individual users via searches and on dedicated pages to your corporate stylebook.

AP Stylebook on Twitter
twitter
The AP Stylebook has an official Twitter account. Check it out at twitter.com/APStylebook.
Food entries
food entries
Who's hungry?
From absinthe to York peppermint patties, more than 200 food entries have been added to the AP Stylebook. Log in to your account to view.
Online-only entries
web-only entries
Online-only entries
All the style that's fit to print ... and more! AP Stylebook Online has additional content beyond what is included in the AP Stylebook.
Professor desk copies
desk copies
Professors who require the spiral-bound AP Stylebook for their classes can qualify for a desk copy. Learn more ...
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Ask the Editor - Recent Questions
  • Q. In subsequent uses of a foreign word that has initially been in quotes/italicized and explained, does it still get quotes/italics, or does it go back to normal? from Mount Pleasant, SC
    A. Usually the foreign term once, and the English language equivalent thereafter. See "foreign words" entry for guidance on quotes.

  • Q. In sourcing our charts or infographics, how should we refer to data from Standard & Poor's? Also, should there be a comma or colon before date below? Source: IRS, 2009 Source: IRS, S&P, 2009 OR Source: IRS, S&P: 2009 Thank you. from Columbus, OH
    A. The first two examples should be fine.

  • Q. Just so I am clear, is off-site and on-site supposed to be hyphenated in all references now? Or is AP still using a hyphen only when these terms are used as compound modifiers? from Alpharetta, GA
    A. both hyphenated (adj., adv.)

  • Q. Is "We are now a smoke- and tobacco-free campus..." correct or are both hyphens unnecessary? from Port Jefferson, NY
    A. correct.

  • Q. In the following invitation text which is correct? Invite or Invites? Does anything change just becuase it's one person and one company? John Doe, Dean, College of Education along with the University Foundation cordially invite you to a cocktail reception. Thank you for clarifying. from Lincoln, NE
    A. (they) invite you

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AP Stylebook
2009 AP Stylebook: Spiral bound edition now available.
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iphone app
iPhone/iPod touch app: Handy version of the 2009 AP Stylebook.