Punctuation
Abbreviations & Acronyms
Current Events
Company Names
100
This punctuation is used to introduce lists, tabulations, texts, etc.
What is a colon?
100
British Broadcasting Company
What is BBC?
100
This city is currently fighting to keep the convent return policies and prices of Wal-Mart away?
What is New York City?
100
APPL
What is Apple?
200
This punctuation should be used to indicate a separation of thought, but don't tell the comma this.
What is a semicolon?
200
To have a name passed down, for example Ken Griffey ....
What is Junior?
200
Against the Rockets last sunday, this NBA team was the first in 50 years to have 3 players each have at least 30 points and 10 rebounds.
Who are the Miami Heat?
200
DIS
What is Disney?
300
This punctuation is used when there is an abrupt change in a thought or a sentence.
What is a dash?
300
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
What is scuba?
300
This state is currently going through problems between collective bargaining and its public workers.
What is Wisconsin?
300
WMT
What is Wal-Mart?
400
Generally you should use this punctuation around logos that are shown in datelines.
What are parentheses?
400
These are the states that are not abbreviated in AP style
What is Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Utah?
400
This popular web browser has just been released on the popular android software.
What is Firefox?
400
SBUX
What is Starbucks?
500
This punctuation cannot be transmitted over news wires.
What are brackets?
500
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
What is 3M?
500
This golf course which hosts the Masters golf tournament, has been included for the first time in this year's version of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012.
What is Augusta National Golf Club?
500
KO
What is Coca-Cola?