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AP Stylebook
Military Abbreviations
States
Numbers
Things to know
100
The AP style book arranged in this order
What is Alphabetically?
100
the full name for Gen.
What is General?
100
These following eight states are not what... Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, Ohio, Texas, Utah Iowa, Maine
What is abbreviated?
100
Numbers that are used in counting or showing how many (1,2,3)
What is cardinal numbers?
100
being within a week time span is what journalist would normally call...
What is timeliness?
200
When you don't know the answer, you should do this
What is Look it up?
200
the full abbreviation for Maj.
What is Major?
200
Do not use these when abbreviating in datelines
What is Postal Codes?
200
the numbers that are used to indicate order (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
What is an ordinal number?
200
This does not have quotations and is normally a paraphrase
What is indirect quotes?
300
the full name of AP in AP Stylebook
What is Associated Press?
300
the full name for Sgt. Maj.
What is Sergeant Major?
300
this state requires you to say "the state of..." in order to differentiate between it and the nations capitol
What is Washington?
300
The numbers that are used to establish personal sequence (I,II,III)
What is a roman numeral?
300
When using quotes, you always use this for attributions.
What is said?
400
this style of font represent the accepted word forms unless otherwise indicated
What is boldface?
400
the full name for Lt. Col.
What is Lieutenant Colonel?
400
You always avoid using state abbreviations when writing this
What is headlines?
400
the full name for the abbreviation "No."
What is number?
400
when this is used, you always use numbers, but never the symbol
What is percent?
500
this major newspaper does not use the AP stylebook
What is the New York Times?
500
the full name for the abbreviation LT. Gov.
What is Lieutenant Governor?
500
the only time you use these are when you have the full address, including the zip code
What is postal codes?
500
the only time in a sentence you spell out a number above ten is when its at...
What is the beginning of a sentence?
500
it tells who, what, when, where, why, and how with no more than 30-35 words
What is the lede?