AP Style Vocab

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1. sanitarium - sanitariums
Preferred with numerals
Sanitarium - sanitariums
A lightweight fully automatic gun firing handgun ammunition
2 c's and m's


2. take out (v.) take out (n. and adj.)
Never alright; sometimes all-right as a compound modifier
Lowercase (without quotation marks) the bugle call for 'lights out -' also sounded at military funerals
Take out (v.) take out (n. and adj)
Capitalize formal titles directly before a name; lowercase and spell out when they are not used with a person name or after a title


3. SALT
A fully automatic gun that fires as long as the trigger is depressed. The form: a .50 caliber Browning machine gun.
Trademark for an electronic control device or stun gun. (Acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle)
Verb to gaze intently or steadily
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)


4. Keystone Kops
Tailspin
Someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree ex. school principal
Proper tenses for impel
Keystone Kops


5. Saint John

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6. bad/ badly
Bad should not be used as an adverb only exceptation is I feel bad.
Contain - include all - or embrace
Headquarters is in Minneapolis
More than two look at one another


7. imply - infer
Acceptable in all forms
A measurement of the diameter of a gun barrel except for most shotguns. Measurement is in either millimeters or decimal fractions of an inch. The word caliber is not used when giving the metric measurement. The forms: a 9 mm pistol - a .22-caliber ri
Writers or speakers imply in the words they use. A listener or reader infers something from the words
The metric term for 1000 grams. A kilogram is equal to approximately 2.2 pounds or 35 ounces. To convert to pounds - multiply by 2.2 (9 kilograms x 2.2 equals 19.8 pounds)


8. pour
But lowercase devil and satanic
Acceptable on second reference for surface-to-air missile(s)
The city in California stands alone in datelines
To flow in a continuous stream


9. dollars
Take up (v.) takeup (n. and adj.)
Lowercase use figures and $ sign
A firearm typically used to fire small spherical pellets called shot. Shotguns usually have a smooth bore barrel - but some contain a rifled barrel - Which is used to fire a single projectile. Size is measured according to gauge - except for the .410
Abbreviate Ky. in datelines or stories. Postal code: KY


10. American Newspaper Publishers Association
See Newspaper Association of America
Always use figures. Use hyphens for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or substitute as a noun
Saboteur
Means to guarantee


11. flyer
Capitalize formal titles directly before a name; lowercase and spell out when they are not used with a person name or after a title
Lowercase - because it denotes not a single period but any series of cold periods marked by glaciation alternating with periods of relative warmth. Capitalize the proper nouns in the names of individual ice ages - such as the Wisconsin ice age. The m
Proper name of some trains and buses
No O


12. less
When someone is the object of a verb or preposition
The abbreviation Ste. instead St. because the full name is Sault Sainte Marie
Bulk or quantity; I had less than $50 in my pocket
Lowercase use figures and $ sign


13. murder
A handgun that can be a single shot or a semi-automatic. It is measured in calibers. The form: a .45-caliber revolver
A cannon or other weapon designed for defense against air attack. The form: a 105 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Acceptable on first reference for intercontinental ballistic missile(s) - but the term should be defines in the body of a story. Avoid the redundant ICBM missiles
Malicious - premeditated homicide; Do not describe as murder until person has been convicted


14. homicide
Use alone in datelines on stories from the Republic of San Marino
Abbreviate St. in the names of saints - cities - and other places: St. Jude - St. Paul - Minn.; St. John's - Newfoundland; St. Lawrence Seaway
Legal term for slaying or killing
Twice a year


15. stationary
It has become a generic term - no longer a trademark - for a type of television cuing device
Plural alumnae woman
Never alright; sometimes all-right as a compound modifier
To stand still


16. kids

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17. Tass

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18. either...or - neither...nor
Telecast (n.) televise (v.)
A measurement of the diameter of a gun barrel except for most shotguns. Measurement is in either millimeters or decimal fractions of an inch. The word caliber is not used when giving the metric measurement. The forms: a 9 mm pistol - a .22-caliber ri
Someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree ex. school principal
Not compound subject; requires a verb that agrees with the nearer subject


19. satellite communications
This organization is limited to the five boroughs of New York City and neighboring Suffolk County in providing animal adoption services - although it has offices elsewhere that offer legal advice and other services to other animal welfare organizatio
Lowercase with periods avoid the redundant 10 a.m. this morning
Tailspin
The following are some generally used technical terms dealing with satellite communications. -uplink: The transmission from the ground to the satellite -downlink: The transmission from the satellite to the ground. -footprint: The area on the ground i


20. impel - impelled - impelling
Acronym for improvised explosive device. IED is acceptable on second reference. Roadside bomb is preferable
Lowercase with periods avoid the redundant 10 a.m. this morning
Insurance
Proper tenses for impel


21. American Medical Association
A firearm that fires continuously as long as the trigger is depressed. Examples include machine guns and submachine guns
AMA is acceptable on second reference. Also: the medical association - the association. Headquarters is in Chicago
The abbreviation Ste. instead St. because the full name is Sault Sainte Marie
A unit used to measure the power of nuclear explosions. One kiloton has the explosive force of 1000 tons of TNT. The atomic bomb dropped Aug. 6 - 1945 - on Hiroshima - Japan - in the first use of the bomb as a weapon had an explosive force of 20 kilo


22. complement
Abbreviate Kan. in datelines or stories. Postal code: KS
Noun and verb denoting completeness or supplementing something
Device used to launch a mortar shell; it is the shell - not the mortar - that is fired
It means without preparation of advance thought


23. newspaper titles
The collection of writings that constitute the Jewish civil and religious law
DO NOT PLACE IN QUOTES
Anemia - anemic
Sandwich


24. SARS
A weapon - usually supported on some type of carriage - that fires explosive projectiles. The form: a 105 mm cannon
A firearm that reloads automatically after each shot. Note there are differences between fully automatic and semi-automatic firearms. Be specific in usage. The form: a .22-caliber automatic
Acceptable in all references for severe acute respiratory syndrome - but it should be spelled out somewhere in the story
The following are some generally used technical terms dealing with satellite communications. -uplink: The transmission from the ground to the satellite -downlink: The transmission from the satellite to the ground. -footprint: The area on the ground i


25. No.

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26. one another
More than two look at one another
Headquarters of this airline is in Madrid - Spain
Only used in a direct quote or part of a title
Headquarters is in Minneapolis


27. illegal immigrant
If comprise or compose doesn't fit - sense of form or make up
The city in California stands alone in datelines
The city in Texas stands alone in datelines
Used to describe those who have entered the country illegally - it is the preferred term - rather than illegal alien or undocumented worker. Do not use the shortened term illegals


28. Manslaughter
Homicide without malice or premeditation
A trademark for a type of nonstick coating
NOT teaspoonsful
Only used in a direct quote or part of a title


29. telecast (n.) televise (v.)
Never alright; sometimes all-right as a compound modifier
Telecast (n.) televise (v.)
Santa Claus
Not amuck


30. nicknames

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31. assault rifle

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32. K
Acceptable on first reference - but the story should contain a phrase identifying it as the former Russian secret police and intelligence agency. The initials stand for the Russian words meaning Committee for State Security
Use K in references to modern transmission speeds - in keeping with standard usage: a 56K modem (no space after numeral). The abbreviation should not be used to mean 1000 or $1000
Bulk or quantity; I had less than $50 in my pocket
Is possessive


33. Saudi Arabia

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34. television program titles
AM is acceptable in all references
Follow the guidelines in composition titles. Put quotation marks around show only if it is part of the formal name. The word show may be dropped when it would be cumbersome - such as in a set of listings. In text or listing - treat programs named aft
Try to avoid abbreviations; use apostrophe in master's degree but not in Master of Science; only use B.A. - M.A. - LL.D. and Ph.D. when needed to identify individual on first reference if after a name set off with commas
More than two look at one another


35. sandbag (n.)
A measurement of the diameter of a gun barrel except for most shotguns. Measurement is in either millimeters or decimal fractions of an inch. The word caliber is not used when giving the metric measurement. The forms: a 9 mm pistol - a .22-caliber ri
The verbs: sandbagged - sandbagging. And: sandbagger
Saudi Aramco is acceptable on second reference. (Formerly the Arabian American Oil Co.)
2 c's and m's


36. kibbutz
Takes singluar verb two people look at each other
An Israeli collective settlement. The plural is kibbutzim
Writing paper
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;


37. teaspoonful - teaspoonfuls
Tattletale
No e
Noun and verb denoting completeness or supplementing something
NOT teaspoonsful


38. Compound Plurals
Use figures EXCEPT for zero spell out minus and degrees; temperatures get higher & lower
Acceptable in all references for severe acute respiratory syndrome - but it should be spelled out somewhere in the story
Most significant word is made plural: daughters-in-law - assistant attorneys general - major generals
Introduces two items; between him and her - between you and me


39. lie
Acceptable on second reference for surface-to-air missile(s)
Noun or verb denotes praise or expression of courtsey
State of reclining lie - lay - lain - lying
Gun is an acceptable term for any firearm


40. tattletale
A firearm designed or made to be fired from the shoulder and having a rifled bored. It uses bullets and cartridges for ammunition. Its size is measured in calibers. The form: a .22-caliber rifle
Tattletale
Only when person prefers to be known that way; use quotation marks for Brandon 'Scoop' Carter; commonly used nicknames can be replaced for first names
A lightweight fully automatic gun firing handgun ammunition


41. Capitol
Capitalize building in Washington
Use figures spell out inches - feet - yards hyphen adjectival forms before nouns
Use figures EXCEPT for zero spell out minus and degrees; temperatures get higher & lower
Action word lay - laid - laying


42. Acronyms
A fully automatic gun that fires as long as the trigger is depressed. The form: a .50 caliber Browning machine gun.
See shot
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;
It's NOT an apostrophe in the Yemen capital's name. It is a reverse apostrophe - or a single opening quotation mark


43. tailspin
A compact - relatively inexpensive handgun
Tailspin
Every two years
In second reference: the America Exchange - Amex - or the exchange


44. lay
DON'T USE IN PRINT
Twice a year
Action word lay - laid - laying
See Newspaper Association of America


45. semi-automatic
The ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a firearm. It may be fixed to the firearm or detachable
DON'T USE children 15 and younger
The verbs: sandbagged - sandbagging. And: sandbagger
A firearm that fires only once for each pull of the trigger. It reloads after each shot. The form: a semi-automatic rifle - a semi-automatic weapon - a semi-automatic pistol


46. handgun
Device used to launch a mortar shell; it is the shell - not the mortar - that is fired
Handgun
Weak-kneed
State of reclining lie - lay - lain - lying


47. teleprompter
Capitalize formal titles directly before a name; lowercase and spell out when they are not used with a person name or after a title
Someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree ex. school principal
It has become a generic term - no longer a trademark - for a type of television cuing device
Spell out and capitalize first through ninth use figures for others Ave. Blvd. St. only ones allowed to be abbreviated when numbered address is present. Do Not abbreviate compass points if number is omitted


48. times
Use figures except for noon and midnight
No hyphen when it means not: inaccurate - insufferable Other uses without a hyphen: inbound - indoor - infield - infighting - inpatient A few combinations take a hyphen - however: in-depth - in-group - in-house - in-law Follow Webster's New World Col
Capitalize only when used before the name of royalty: King George VI. Continue in subsequent references that use the king's given name: King George - not George. Lowercase king when it stands alone. Capitalize in phrases such as strikeout king Nolan
Saboteur


49. immigrate
No hyphen when it means not: inaccurate - insufferable Other uses without a hyphen: inbound - indoor - infield - infighting - inpatient A few combinations take a hyphen - however: in-depth - in-group - in-house - in-law Follow Webster's New World Col
One who comes into a country immigrates
Acceptable as first reference for International Business Machines Corp. Headquarters is in Armonk - NY
Only when person prefers to be known that way; use quotation marks for Brandon 'Scoop' Carter; commonly used nicknames can be replaced for first names


50. tail wind
In indicates location: He was in the room. Into indicates motion: She walked into the room
Extension of time or degree
Tail wind
Acronym for improvised explosive device. IED is acceptable on second reference. Roadside bomb is preferable