AP Style Vocab

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1. buckshot
Lowercase the common noun elements in plural uses
Preferred spelling for the capital of Nepal
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
See shot


2. American Society of Composers - Authors and Publishers
Take off - takeoff
Writers or speakers imply in the words they use. A listener or reader infers something from the words
Take-home pay
ASCAP is acceptable on second reference. Headquarters is in New York


3. machine gun
A cannon shorter than a gun of the same caliber employed to fire projectiles at relatively high angles at a target - such as opposing forces being a ridge. The form: a 105 mm howitzer
A fully automatic gun that fires as long as the trigger is depressed. The form: a .50 caliber Browning machine gun.
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;
A device used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit - ready for insertion into the magazine of a repeating firearm


4. Iberia
Tail wind
Add apostrophe s:p's and q's
Headquarters of this airline is in Madrid - Spain
Sacagawea


5. anti-aircraft
A cannon or other weapon designed for defense against air attack. The form: a 105 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Preferred spelling for the capital of Nepal
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
Spell out when standing alone; when with a city - town - village or military base abbreviate unless Alaska - Hawaii - Idaho -Iowa - Maine - Ohio - Texas and Utah.


6. titles
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
Capitalize formal titles directly before a name; lowercase and spell out when they are not used with a person name or after a title
Take off - takeoff
@ sign not used when needed spell them out and provide an explanatory editor's note


7. Saint John

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8. either...or - neither...nor
Not anchor or co-anchor
Lowercase spell out cents 5 cents or $2.50
A carriage-mounted cannon
Not compound subject; requires a verb that agrees with the nearer subject


9. kilometer
The new term is kilohertz
Wastebasket
Device used to launch a mortar shell; it is the shell - not the mortar - that is fired
The metric term for 1000 meters. (Abbrev.: km) A kilometer is equal to approximately 3 -281 feet - or five-eighths (0.62) of a mile. To convert to miles - multiply by 0.62 (5 kilometers x 0.62 equals 3.1 miles).


10. Colt
Named for Samuel Colt - it designates a make of weapon or ammunition developed for Colt handguns. The forms: a Colt .45-caliber revolver - .45 Colt ammunition
See shot
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
Never alright; sometimes all-right as a compound modifier


11. times
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
Use figures except for noon and midnight
A carriage-mounted cannon
More than two look at one another


12. kindergarten
Not anchor or co-anchor
Kindergarten
Malicious - premeditated homicide; Do not describe as murder until person has been convicted
To stand still


13. cannon
A weapon - usually supported on some type of carriage - that fires explosive projectiles. The form: a 105 mm cannon
Salvo - salvos
Singular criteria is the plural
Lowercase (without quotation marks) the bugle call for 'lights out -' also sounded at military funerals


14. tailspin
A trademark for a type of nonstick coating
One who leaves a country emigrates from it
Tailspin
Sandwich


15. Kansas City
Indicate position or rank ex No.1 man; don't use in names of schools
Use KANSAS CITY - Kan. - or KANSAS CITY - Mo. - in datelines to avoid confusion between the two
Tablecloth
NOT teaspoonsful


16. Proper names plural
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
APT is acceptable on second reference. Headquarters is in Reston - Va.
Most ending in z or es or s add es: Joneses - Gonzalezes - Charleses
Sanitarium - sanitariums


17. take over (v.) takeover (n. and adj.)
Exceptions may be made to the normal rules for abbreviations - as necessary to make material fit. But make any abbreviations as clear as possible
Sacrilegious
Bad should not be used as an adverb only exceptation is I feel bad.
Take over (v.) takeover (n. and adj)


18. submachine gun
Extension of time or degree
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
A cannon shorter than a gun of the same caliber employed to fire projectiles at relatively high angles at a target - such as opposing forces being a ridge. The form: a 105 mm howitzer
A lightweight fully automatic gun firing handgun ammunition


19. king

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20. magazine
The ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a firearm. It may be fixed to the firearm or detachable
The new term is kilohertz
The city in Texas stands alone in datelines
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


21. Kennedy Space Center
See John F. Kennedy Space Center
Legal term for slaying or killing
Acronym for improvised explosive device. IED is acceptable on second reference. Roadside bomb is preferable
Take up (v.) takeup (n. and adj.)


22. Except
To exclude
Extremist Islamic movement that ruled Afghanistan until driven out by U.S.-led coalition after the Sept. 11 - 2001 - attacks. It continues to operate as insugent force with adherents in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The name derives from the Arabic word
After a girl reach the age 18 use woman or young woman
Sanitarium - sanitariums


23. teaspoonful - teaspoonfuls
ASCAP is acceptable on second reference. Headquarters is in New York
See John F. Kennedy Space Center
NOT teaspoonsful
Tailspin


24. Accept
A scale of temperature based on - but different from - the Celsius scale. It is used primarily in science to record very high and very low temperatures. The Kelvin scale starts at zero and indicates the total absence of heat (absolute zero). Zero on
To receive
Use instead of Italy in datelines on stories from communities on this island
Contraction for Who is NOT POSSESSIVE


25. alumna
Plural alumnae woman
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
Take out (v.) take out (n. and adj)
Use figures EXCEPT for zero spell out minus and degrees; temperatures get higher & lower


26. in

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27. Saturday night special
State of reclining lie - lay - lain - lying
A compact - relatively inexpensive handgun
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
Use Saddam in second reference to Iraq's Saddam Hussein


28. ensure
Means to guarantee
Noun or verb denotes praise or expression of courtsey
One-fourth of an imperial gallon
Acceptable in all references for severe acute respiratory syndrome - but it should be spelled out somewhere in the story


29. imply - infer
It's NOT an apostrophe in the Yemen capital's name. It is a reverse apostrophe - or a single opening quotation mark
Takes singluar verb two people look at each other
Writers or speakers imply in the words they use. A listener or reader infers something from the words
Kindergarten


30. salable
Salable
A unit of power - mostly associated with electricity. Electrical energy is measured in watt-hours (or kilowatt-hours or mega-watt hours). Do not use 'megawatts Per hours.' Abbrev.: W - kW - MW.
Writing paper
Precede with a hyphen: break-in - cave-in - walk-in - write-in


31. farther
Individual items;fewer than 10 applicants called. I had fewer than 50 $1 bills in my pocket
The city in Texas stands alone in datelines
Extremist Islamic movement that ruled Afghanistan until driven out by U.S.-led coalition after the Sept. 11 - 2001 - attacks. It continues to operate as insugent force with adherents in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The name derives from the Arabic word
Physical distance


32. lay
Action word lay - laid - laying
Also: keynote speech
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
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


33. kerosene
Do no abbreviate in datelines or stories. Postal code: ID
Formerly a trademark - now a generic term
Handgun
Precede with a hyphen: break-in - cave-in - walk-in - write-in


34. Katmandu
Not compound subject; requires a verb that agrees with the nearer subject
Extension of time or degree
Lowercase (without quotation marks) the bugle call for 'lights out -' also sounded at military funerals
Preferred spelling for the capital of Nepal


35. emigrate
Impassable means that passage is impossible: The bridge was impassable. Impassible and impassive describe lack of sensitivity to pain or suffering. Webster's New World College Dictionary notes - however - that impassible suggest an inability to be af
One who leaves a country emigrates from it
USE WITH GREAT CARE specify source of allegation avoid redundant uses ex. accused her of allegedly
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


36. handgun
Acceptable on first reference for The Russian government's news agency that is officially ITAR-Tass. ITAR is an acronym for Information Telegraph Agency of Russia. Copy from other parts of the former Soviet Union should carry the logo of the local ag
Handgun
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
Most ending in z or es or s add es: Joneses - Gonzalezes - Charleses


37. teachers college
No apostrophe
The '90s - 1920s
Do no abbreviate in datelines or stories. Postal code: ID
APT is acceptable on second reference. Headquarters is in Reston - Va.


38. Afterward/Forward/Toward
No s
Spell out when standing alone; when with a city - town - village or military base abbreviate unless Alaska - Hawaii - Idaho -Iowa - Maine - Ohio - Texas and Utah.
Take-home pay
Do no abbreviate in datelines or stories. Postal code: ID


39. weak-kneed
Weak-kneed
In indicates location: He was in the room. Into indicates motion: She walked into the room
It's NOT an apostrophe in the Yemen capital's name. It is a reverse apostrophe - or a single opening quotation mark
Tape recording (n.) tape-record (v.)


40. gender-neutral titles
See AT&T Inc.
Lowercase the common noun elements in plural uses
In indicates location: He was in the room. Into indicates motion: She walked into the room
Firefighter preferred over fireman or firewoman


41. SARS
It has become a generic term - no longer a trademark - for a type of television cuing device
A cannon or other weapon designed for defense against air attack. The form: a 105 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Acceptable in all references for severe acute respiratory syndrome - but it should be spelled out somewhere in the story
Sacagawea


42. take out (v.) take out (n. and adj.)
Take-home pay
Take out (v.) take out (n. and adj)
Use figures spell out inches - feet - yards hyphen adjectival forms before nouns
When someone is the object of a verb or preposition


43. Ages
Always use figures. Use hyphens for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or substitute as a noun
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
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
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


44. teleprompter
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
A firearm that fires continuously as long as the trigger is depressed. Examples include machine guns and submachine guns
2 c's and m's


45. assault rifle

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46. tear gas
Two Words.
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.
Is possessive
Means to guarantee


47. rebut
Equal to one-sixth of a fluid ounce - or one-third of a tablespoon. The metric equivalent is approximately 5 milliliters
Proper tenses for impel
A fully automatic gun that fires as long as the trigger is depressed. The form: a .50 caliber Browning machine gun.
To argue to the contrary


48. American Stock Exchange
In second reference: the America Exchange - Amex - or the exchange
Capitalize building in Washington
@ sign not used when needed spell them out and provide an explanatory editor's note
Spell out when standing alone; when with a city - town - village or military base abbreviate unless Alaska - Hawaii - Idaho -Iowa - Maine - Ohio - Texas and Utah.


49. team

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50. tanks
Use Arabic figures - separated from letters by a hyphen: M-60 - plural: M-60s
DON'T USE IN PRINT
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;
A handgun that can be a single shot or a semi-automatic. It is measured in calibers. The form: a .45-caliber revolver