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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.
When do you use CEO and CFO?
Always use CEO. But spell out chief financial officer at first, then abbreviate. The CEO hired a chief financial officer. The CFO starts today.
What's the AP style rule for anything that costs less than a dollar?
Use the word "cents" with a figure: The book costs 50 cents.
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's wrong here? Toys "R" Us is opening a new store in New Britain.
The company's name is wrong. It should be Toys R Us.
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.
Times Square is on what famous street?
It's on 42nd Street. Spell out "street" unless it's a specific numbered addess, such as 10 E. 42nd St.
How would you write a dateline for Chicago, Illinois, in AP style?
CHICAGO — It stands alone.
When do you use a comma with a company name and Inc., Co. or Corp.?
You don't use a comma with Inc., Co. or Corp. It's eBay Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Procter & Gamble Co.
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's AP style for using Paris, France in a dateline?
PARIS — it stands alone.
What's wrong here? Mrs. Sunita Williams, an astronaut, will return to Earth in February, 2025
Two things are wrong. Don't use "Mrs." except in a quote. And there's no comma in February 2025.
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.
What's wrong with this? Gov. Ned Lamont spoke Sunday. Gov. Lamont said he's investigating gas prices.
Don't use "Gov." on second reference. Only use the governor's last name. "Lamont said he's investigating ..."