AP Style Vocab

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1. impostor
Use the ampersand when it is part of a company's formal name or company position title: House & Garden - Procter & Gamble - Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. The ampersand should not otherwise be used in place of and.
Is pronoun that is always a subject
An aviator or handbill; pass out those fliers
Impostor


2. carbine
A compact - relatively inexpensive handgun
One who leaves a country emigrates from it
No s
A short - lightweight rifle - usually having a barrel length of less than 20 inches. The form: an M-3 carbine


3. ketchup
Ketchup
Capitalize formal titles directly before a name; lowercase and spell out when they are not used with a person name or after a title
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
Acceptable in all forms


4. semi-automatic
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
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
Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement DON'T USE instead deny - dispute - rebut - or respond to
Preferred spelling for the capital of Nepal


5. tailspin
No apostrophe
Capitalize ZIP lowercase code only five number no comma 70791
Tailspin
See Newspaper Association of America


6. Compound Plurals
Do NOT use teenaged
Always spell out and use figures and decimals NOT fractions
Most significant word is made plural: daughters-in-law - assistant attorneys general - major generals
Describes money - do not capitalize - city where a seat of government is located


7. its; it's

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8. American West
Headquarters of this airline is in Tempe - Ariz.
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
Spatial relationships
Add apostrophe s:p's and q's


9. SAT
Use only the initials in referring to the previously designed Scholastic Aptitude Test or the Scholastic Assessment Test. Example: The students scored above average on the SAT
Bad should not be used as an adverb only exceptation is I feel bad.
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
Do no abbreviate in datelines or stories. Postal code: ID


10. tattletale
Tattletale
Use illegal only to mean a violation of the law. Be especially careful in labor management disputes - where one side often calls an action by the other side illegal. Usually it is a charge that a contract or rule - not a law - has been violated
Use Taiwan - not Formosa - in reverences to the government in Taiwan and the island itself
The ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a firearm. It may be fixed to the firearm or detachable


11. Sacagawea
Sacagawea
The projectile fired by a rifle - pistol or machine gun. Together with metal casing - primer and propellant - it forms a cartridge
A compact - relatively inexpensive handgun
Insurance


12. amnesty
See pardon - parole - probation
Impostor
Sandwich
One who comes into a country immigrates


13. Sabbath
Capitalize in religious references; lowercase to mean a period of rest
Twice a year
Use KANSAS CITY - Kan. - or KANSAS CITY - Mo. - in datelines to avoid confusion between the two
Legal term for slaying or killing


14. implausible
Use it to mean one or the other - not both
Implausible
Capitalize them
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


15. women vs girls
One-fourth of an imperial gallon
After a girl reach the age 18 use woman or young woman
Headquarters is in Mississauga - Ontario
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


16. imam
Contraction for Who is NOT POSSESSIVE
Only used in a direct quote or part of a title
Lowercase when describing the leader of a prayer in a Muslim mosque. Capitalize before a name when used as the formal title for a Muslim leader or ruler
Americorps


17. their - there - they're

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18. bullet
The projectile fired by a rifle - pistol or machine gun. Together with metal casing - primer and propellant - it forms a cartridge
Firefighter preferred over fireman or firewoman
Bad should not be used as an adverb only exceptation is I feel bad.
A weapon - usually supported on some type of carriage - that fires explosive projectiles. The form: a 105 mm cannon


19. among
A fundamental truth - law - doctrine or motivating force
Introduces more than two; must be objective ex. among us
Lowercase when describing the leader of a prayer in a Muslim mosque. Capitalize before a name when used as the formal title for a Muslim leader or ruler
Every two years


20. saint

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21. constitute

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22. Abbreviations

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23. Salt Lake City
The city in Utah stands alone in datelines
Create or put together
The '90s - 1920s
To introduce clauses Jim blocks the linebacker as he should


24. IED
The ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a firearm. It may be fixed to the firearm or detachable
Acronym for improvised explosive device. IED is acceptable on second reference. Roadside bomb is preferable
Salable
Impostor


25. American Petroleum Institute
Use singular verb and pronoun 'it' when referring to the team as a collective unit. However - the team name takes a plural verb: The Orlando Magic are close to setting a franchise record
Abbreviate Kan. in datelines or stories. Postal code: KS
APT is acceptable on second reference. Headquarters is in Reston - Va.
The name for the worldwide association of the 22 national Anglican churches. Each national church is independent. A special position of honor is accorded to the archbishop of Canterbury - as the pre-eminent officer in the original Anglican body - the


26. Tabasco
Weak-kneed
APT is acceptable on second reference. Headquarters is in Reston - Va.
Not amidst
A trademark for a brand of hot pepper sauce


27. stationary
After a girl reach the age 18 use woman or young woman
Plural alumni man who attended a school
To stand still
Introduces two items; between him and her - between you and me


28. imperial gallon
Lowercase spell out cents 5 cents or $2.50
Saudi Aramco is acceptable on second reference. (Formerly the Arabian American Oil Co.)
The standard British gallon - equal to 277.42 cubic inches or about 1.2 US gallons. The metric equivalent is approximately 4.5 liters
Salvo - salvos


29. Idaho
Do no abbreviate in datelines or stories. Postal code: ID
AM is acceptable in all references
Verb to gaze intently or steadily
A handgun that can be a single shot or a semi-automatic. It is measured in calibers. The form: a .45-caliber revolver


30. kibbutz
These and similar combinations of a letter and figure(s) designate rifles used by the military. The forms: an M-1 rifle - an M-16 rifle
Always spell out and use figures and decimals NOT fractions
Add s NO APOSTROPHES:1930s - ifs - buts - ands - low 20s - ABCs - Four VIPs
An Israeli collective settlement. The plural is kibbutzim


31. whose
Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement DON'T USE instead deny - dispute - rebut - or respond to
Freight railroad - with headquarters in Kansas City - Mo. It is the parent of Kansas City Southern Railway Co. and Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA and it holds a 50 percent stake in Panama Canal Railway Co.
In second reference: the America Exchange - Amex - or the exchange
Is possessive


32. impeachment
The constitutional process accusing an elected official of a crime in an attempt to remove the official from office. Do not use as a synonym for convicted or removed from office
Plural alumnae woman
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START)
AMA is acceptable on second reference. Also: the medical association - the association. Headquarters is in Chicago


33. pour
No e
To flow in a continuous stream
A device used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit - ready for insertion into the magazine of a repeating firearm
Use illegal only to mean a violation of the law. Be especially careful in labor management disputes - where one side often calls an action by the other side illegal. Usually it is a charge that a contract or rule - not a law - has been violated


34. Saddam

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35. Single Letter

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36. keynote address
Also: keynote speech
The ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a firearm. It may be fixed to the firearm or detachable
Most ending in z or es or s add es: Joneses - Gonzalezes - Charleses
Introduces more than two; must be objective ex. among us


37. teammate
DON'T USE IN PRINT
Tattletale
Teammate
See shot


38. Acronyms
Not anchor or co-anchor
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;
To make sure or give confidence
Not amidst


39. teachers college
Use singular verb and pronoun 'it' when referring to the team as a collective unit. However - the team name takes a plural verb: The Orlando Magic are close to setting a franchise record
Santa Claus
Most ending in z or es or s add es: Joneses - Gonzalezes - Charleses
No apostrophe


40. Kennedy Space Center
The maxim that between introduces two items and among introduces more than two covers most questions about how to use these words: The funds were divided among Ford - Carter and McCarthy. However - between is the correct word when expressing the rela
The abbreviation Ste. instead St. because the full name is Sault Sainte Marie
See John F. Kennedy Space Center
The ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a firearm. It may be fixed to the firearm or detachable


41. less
Bulk or quantity; I had less than $50 in my pocket
Abbreviate Ill. in datelines or stories. Postal code: IL
After a girl reach the age 18 use woman or young woman
Spatial relationships


42. gauge
The measure of the size of a shotgun. Gauge is expressed in terms of the number Per pound of round lead balls with a diameter equal to the size of the barrel. The bigger the number - the smaller the shotgun. The forms: a 12-gauge shotgun - a .410-gau
Insurance
This acronym - drawn from the words American travel by track - may be used in all references to the National Railroad Passenger Corp. Do not use AMTRAK. The corporation was established by Congress in 1970 to take over intercity passenger operations f
The name for the worldwide association of the 22 national Anglican churches. Each national church is independent. A special position of honor is accorded to the archbishop of Canterbury - as the pre-eminent officer in the original Anglican body - the


43. assault weapon
A semi-automatic firearm similar in appearance to a fully automatic firearm or military weapon. Not synonymous with assault rifle - which can be used in fully automatic mode. Wherever possible - be specific about the type of weapon: semi-automatic ri
@ sign not used when needed spell them out and provide an explanatory editor's note
Lowercase spell out numbers less than 10
To receive


44. buckshot
Create or put together
Also: keynote speech
See shot
Once limited to accepting deposits and making home mortgage loans - they are not banks. Since enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery Act in 1989


45. Saudi Arabia

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46. Kentucky
Introduces more than two; must be objective ex. among us
Abbreviate Ky. in datelines or stories. Postal code: KY
IED is acceptable on second reference. Roadside bomb is preferable
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)


47. each
A trademark for a process of making color motion pictures
Takes singluar verb two people look at each other
Capitalize them
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


48. television program titles
Ketchup
See AT&T Inc.
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
The amount of electrical energy consumed when 1000 watts are used for one hour. The abbreviation kwh is acceptable on second reference.


49. Capitalize
Bad should not be used as an adverb only exceptation is I feel bad.
Lowercase the common noun elements in plural uses
Two Words.
Acceptable in all forms


50. newspaper titles
An aviator or handbill; pass out those fliers
Someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree ex. school principal
A carriage-mounted cannon
DO NOT PLACE IN QUOTES