AP - Trademarks
Are those emails from Russian women looking for love Spam or spam?
Lowercase. Use spam in all references to unsolicited commercial or bulk email, often advertisements. Use Spam, a trademark, to refer to a canned meat product.
Did I access the Internet or internet?
Lowercase. This is a recent, and popular, change.
Is Homecoming a week-long or weeklong event?
Weeklong is one word when used as an adjective.
According to the guidelines to good writing, what is your friend?
period
The bonfire was lit by the Ploughboys.
Active or passive voice?
passive
Do I get really fat during Girl Scout Cookies or cookies season?
Capitalize. Girl Scout Cookies is a trademark.
Ice Age and Bronze Age are capitalized. Is it Digital Age or digital age?
Lowercase, because it is a relatively new term in comparison.
Are you trying to earn a bachelor or bachelor's degree?
bachelor's; associate degree is different
Bachelor's of Science
What is the average sentence length you should try to have?
18-20 words
What are the Three Cs of copy editing?
◦Challenge the copy
◦Check published references
◦Change, but only when necessary
Band-Aid is a trademarked word. What phrase could be used instead?
The suggested phrase is adhesive bandage.
Which is correct: Wifi or Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi
When are contractions (ex: aren't) acceptable?
Only if it is in the dictionary. Use sparingly.
Why is it important to vary sentence length?
Give at least two reasons.
the longer the sentence, the more likely you are to make a mistake
avoid tedium
create and maintain reader interest
improves readability
Punctuation goes where when quoting something?
inside quotation marks
What is the plural of cactus and syllabus?
cactuses
syllabuses
Which of these is right: web page, Web page or webpage?
Use webpage. This is another recent update.
also email (no hyphen)
What is Tarleton State University on second reference?
Tarleton
We are NOT the official TSU
Long, dense sentences make fuzzy reading is also known as?
turgid writing
What is your most frustrating friend?
Dictionary
Fabric fastener is a generic term used in place of what trademarked word?
Velcro.
How should you refer to services such as Netflix and Hulu?
Netflix and Hulu are online TV networks.
Is it:
1. Dr. David Frazier, Associate Professor of Agriculture Education, ...
2. Dr. David Frazier, Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, ...
3. David Frazier, Associate Professor of Agriculture Education, ...
4. David Frazier, Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, ...
5. Dr. David Frazier, associate professor of agriculture education, ...
6. David Frazier, associate professor of agricultural education, ...
6. David Frazier, associate professor of agricultural education, ...
Copy editor's job is to _____ error;
It is unthinkable for a copy editor to _____ error into a sentence
prevent
inject
What two authors did we discuss in class whose works are becoming unreadable over time?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Shakespeare