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What's the proper way, in AP style, to write the numbers 1, 2, 3, etc.?
Spell out one through nine.
Your little sister is just a few years old. How would you write that in AP style?
Age is always a number. My little sister is 3 years old. Or my little sister is 15 years old.
What's the AP rule for abbreviating avenue, boulevard and street?
Only abbreviate (and capitalize) when used with a numbered address. Example: 1500 Madison Ave.
What's the AP style rule for Kansas City in a dateline?
Capitalize it and use the correct state abbreviation: KANSAS CITY, Kan., or KANSAS CITY, Mo.
What needs to be changed? The players voted thirty-six to five to change their team colors to red, white, and black.
Remove the comma after the word white,
The players voted thirty-six to five to change their team colors to red, white and black.
What's the proper way, in AP style, to write the numbers 10 and up?
Numerically (10, 71, 103)
Your grandmother is very old. What's the AP style in writing her age?
Always use numbers. My grandmother is 123 years old. My grandfather is just 90.
What's the AP style rule for drive, road, terrace?
These words are always spelled out. Capitalize when used with street name. Lowercase when used alone.
What's the AP style rule when referring to Maine in a dateline?
PORTLAND, Maine — It is one of eight states never abbreviated in datelines or text. Bonus: What are the others?
What needs to be changed?
"I never expected this to happen." Kelly said. "I always wanted to be win the national championship."
The period after happen needs to be a comma:
"I never expected this to happen," Kelly said. "I always wanted to be win the national championship."
What's the AP style rule for anything costing more than a dollar?
Use the dollar sign with figures: The book costs $10. It costs $10.60 with tax.
You have a new puppy. How would you write his age?
In numbers. My puppy is just 6 months old.
What is wrong with this address?
The party is on N. Elm St.
The party is on North Elm Street
What is the abbreviation for Wisconsin?
Wis.
What needs to be changed?
Everyone loves the bake sale. We sale everything from apple pie, brownies, and cake.
Remove the comma after brownies:
Everyone loves the bake sale. We sale everything from apple pie, brownies and cake.
What's the AP way to write a thousand dollars, two million dollars and three billion dollars?
$1,000. $2 million. $3 billion.
It needs hyphens and a figure: The 3-month-old puppy is cute.
What's the AP style version of this 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?
What is wrong with this address?
408 sage boot dr.
408 Sage Boot Drive
"You only live once," said Janice.
"You only live once." Janice said.
When does the AP say you can you spell out the word "dollar" instead of using a dollar sign?
When talking casually, not about a specific amount, as in "Can you lend me a dollar?"
What's wrong with this sentence? My puppy is two-years-old.
Age is always a number, and "years" doesn't take a hyphen. My puppy is 2 years old.
What's wrong with this address? "CCSU is at 1,615 Stanley Street."
There is no comma in street numbers over 999. And "street" is abbreviated when used with a numbered address.
What's wrong with this? I commute to New Britain, CT, from my home in Springfield, MA.
Don't use postal codes — CT, MA — on anything but letters. The correct abbreviations are Conn. and Mass.
"Everyone has a chance to be the best they can be." Said Janice. "We strive to encourage all of our athletes."
"Everyone has a chance to be the best they can be," Janice said. "We strive to encourage all of our athletes."