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2010 AP Stylebook

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2010 AP Stylebook Now Available
2010 AP Stylebook
Spiral-bound 2010 edition now available
The 2010 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook (ISBN: 978-0-917360-54-1) features more than 100 new or updated entries, including updates to international datelines and new entries for website, iPad, mic, tea party and more. Buy now or read the press release ...

2010 AP Stylebook iPhone app now available
iPhone app
The journalist's bible for the iPhone and iPod touch
Take the 2010 AP Stylebook with you anywhere with this fully updated easy-to-use application. This handy app features searchable listings for the main, sports, business and punctuation sections, as well as the new social media chapter. It gives you the ability to add your own custom entries as well as notes on AP listings.

New features in the 2010 app include improved search functionality, pinch and zoom capabilities, faster loading time and live links to websites for additional real-time information.

Available on iTunes for the new lower price of $24.99. Take a look inside the app.

Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation Guide
AP Stylebook Online now features audio clips by AP's Broadcast News Center in Washington, D.C., for pronunciation of more than 200 names in the news, from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to baseball star Albert Pujols and basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Build Your Corporate Stylebook
Custom Stylebooks
AP Stylebook Online allows you to add your custom style material to the system so it can be searched alongside AP Stylebook material.

Have specific examples or differences between your corporate style and AP style? You can add them so they appear along with the AP entries. These examples and notes are available to your individual users via searches and on dedicated pages to your corporate stylebook.

For journalism professors
desk copies
Professors who require the spiral-bound AP Stylebook for their classes can qualify for a desk copy. Learn more ...
Ask the Editor
ask the editor
Have a common question? Check the Ask the Editor FAQ or Q/A from the past week. Subscribers can submit questions and view the entire archive.
Online-only entries
web-only entries
Online-only entries
All the style that's fit to print ... and more! AP Stylebook Online has additional content beyond what is included in the AP Stylebook.
Suggestions Wanted
social media
New Media and Social Media
We're planning to add a new section to the AP Stylebook on new media and social media, and we want your suggestions. What entries would you like to see? What terms would you like defined? More info.
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Ask the Editor - Recent Questions
  • Q. We support this conference as a Silver sponsor, a silver sponsor or a Silver Sponsor? from Kansas City, MO
    A. Assuming it's a generic category term, spell lowercase.

  • Q. I searched the archive about five ways, but couldn't find any answer to this question: How would AP handle the slang expression "I wanna give a shout-out to .... (whomever)"? Hyphenate shout-out? One word shoutout? I like the looks of the hyphenated version, and two words just don't cut it, since the slang term is always both words together, linked, conjoined, indivisible. from Middletown, N.Y.
    A. Correctly hyphenated as shout-out.

  • Q. Is this the correct hyphenation? "This is the first time that 16-to-24-year-olds are..." from Washington, DC
    A. ... 16- to 24-year-olds ...

  • Q. What is AP style's position on the use in business jargon of nouns like "leverage," "reference" "decision," and architect" as verbs? from Matthews, NC
    A. The first two have Webster's approval for verb forms and are widely used in AP stories. The other two should remain nouns, as defined by the dictionary.

  • Q. Is the word "of" necessary in this sentence? He lost both (of) his parents when he was young, and he lived in foster care for several years. Thank you. from Buffalo, NY
    A. Of is not essential but it is acceptable.

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2010 AP Stylebook: Spiral bound edition now available.

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iphone app
iPhone/iPod touch app: Handy version of the 2010 AP Stylebook.