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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.

Suggestions Wanted
social media
New Media and Social Media
We're planning to add a new section to the AP Stylebook on new media and social media, and we want your suggestions. What entries would you like to see? What terms would you like defined? More info.
Ask the Editor
ask the editor
Have a common question? Check the Ask the Editor FAQ or Q/A from the past week. Subscribers can submit questions and view the entire archive.
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. When referring to the government of Belgium, does one use "Belgian government" or "Flemish government"? from Walden, NY
    A. Belgian government is the federal administration. Flemish government is the regional structure of the Dutch-speaking half of the country.

  • Q. AP says: "electrocardiogram: EKG is acceptable on second reference." I am seeing ECG more often in print and on the Web and was wondering why the change. Does it have to do with U.S. and non-U.S. style? If the publication is read internationally, does it make a difference? If a writer refers to a source that uses ECG, should we change it to EKG? from New Jersey
    A. Webster's sanctions both abbreviations for the measurement, though AP prefers EKG.

  • Q. When a sentence contains several bullet points, is a colon needed before the bullet point list? Are periods needed at the end of each bullet point or only at the end of the final bullet point? Thank you! from FAIRFIELD, IA
    A. In the "formats" category of this archive, search on "bullets" for multiple answers.

  • Q. Hi, If we're writing about Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln or George Washington, is it still AP style to have to say President Thomas Jefferson on first reference? Could we just say Lincoln or Jefferson because they are so iconic? Thanks. Sincerely, - Chris from Howell, MI
    A. Not always. It depends on the context and story reference. Here's an example where the title is appropriate: PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A letter President Abraham Lincoln wrote to a boy whose friends didn't believe he had met the commander in chief is being sold in Philadelphia.

  • Q. I see we write cyberspace and cybercafe then is it cyber attack or cyber-attack?- Thanks, Orysia from Mississauga, ON, Canada
    A. cyberattack (one word).

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AP Stylebook
2009 AP Stylebook: Spiral bound edition now available.
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iphone app
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