Time & Dates
The AP Style method of communicating it is 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
3 p.m.
The AP Style way to write numbers 1 - 9.
Spell out one through nine.
AP Style rule for Kansas City in a dateline
What is spell out with correct state: KANSAS CITY, Kan. or KANSAS CITY, Mo.
AP Style rule for abbreviating Avenue, Boulevard and Street.
Only abbreviate when used with a numbered address. Example: 1500 Madison Ave.
AP Style for referring to the English department of a university.
English department
The AP Style version of the date November twenty first in the year twenty twenty.
Nov. 21, 2020
The AP Style rule when referring to centuries.
Spell out numbers one through nine and use figures for centuries 10 and higher.
Example: sixth century or 16th century
The AP Style rule when referring to Maine.
Maine. It is among the eight states never abbreviated in datelines or text.
AP Style rule for referring to two street names that are both Avenues.
Lowercase and spell out when used with more than one street name. Example: Massachusetts and Madison avenues.
AP Style for the Federal Trade Commission.
FTC
The AP Style method of citing the decade - the nineteen eighties.
the 1980s or the '80s if the century is known.
The AP Style way to communicate seven percent.
7%
At the Missourian, are states spelled out or abbreviated in photo captions?
Follow AP style, which allows for state name abbreviations in datelines and photo captions.
The AP Style rule for alley, drive, road, terrace.
AP Style for referring to the Denver fire department.
the Denver Fire Department
The AP Style dateline for a press release issued by a company based in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER -
The AP Style format for three million dollars.
$3 million
Don't include a state name for towns and cities in Missouri. Do spell out Missouri in datelines and in text if there would be confusion with some other location (i.e., Paris, Missouri; Cuba, Missouri; and others).
AP Style for directions and regions.
Capitalize when used to indicate regions. Example: East Coast, in the West, Southern charm
AP Style for referring to the Stapleton Development Corporation.
The time in California, using the proper AP Style time zone, when it is nine o'clock in the evening in Denver, Colorado in January.
8 p.m. PST
The AP Style rule for communicating that a woman is twenty seven years old.
27 years old. Always use figures for ages.
How the Missouri refers to CoMo
"city of Columbia" — Do not capitalize city. Do not include city of if it’s not necessary, but sometimes the nuance is needed to distinguish the city government from the physical place.
The AP Style version of the following address:
Five hundred sixty four north sixth avenue
564 N. Sixth Ave.
Bonus: How would you write this if the specific house number was eliminated?
AP Style for acceptable abbreviation for United States of America.
USA