AP Style Vocab

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1. savings and loan association
Is pronoun that is always a subject
A compact - relatively inexpensive handgun
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
Most ending in z or es or s add es: Joneses - Gonzalezes - Charleses


2. among - between
Writers or speakers imply in the words they use. A listener or reader infers something from the words
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
See shot
Lowercase the common noun elements in plural uses


3. holidays
Abbreviation for the Latin id est or that is and is always followed by a comma
DO NOT PLACE IN QUOTES
Capitalize them
One who leaves a country emigrates from it


4. San Antonio
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
In indicates location: He was in the room. Into indicates motion: She walked into the room
Only used in a direct quote or part of a title
The city in Texas stands alone in datelines


5. amid
Tail wind
Spatial relationships
Not amidst
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


6. rebut
It's NOT an apostrophe in the Yemen capital's name. It is a reverse apostrophe - or a single opening quotation mark
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;
Acceptable in all references to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
To argue to the contrary


7. Saint John

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8. Sault Ste. Marie - Mich. - Sault Ste. Marie. - Ontario
A cannon or other weapon designed for defense against air attack. The form: a 105 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Homicide without malice or premeditation
To receive
The abbreviation Ste. instead St. because the full name is Sault Sainte Marie


9. Saddam

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10. telecast (n.) televise (v.)
Telecast (n.) televise (v.)
Teammate
Lowercase use figures and $ sign
It's = it is; its possessive form of neuter pronoun


11. like
Insurance
A carriage-mounted cannon
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
Preposition to compare nouns and pronouns Jim blocks like a pro


12. take over (v.) takeover (n. and adj.)
Is possessive
Acceptable in all forms
Take over (v.) takeover (n. and adj)
One who comes into a country immigrates


13. Katmandu
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
Preferred spelling for the capital of Nepal
The verbs: sandbagged - sandbagging. And: sandbagger
Acceptable in all references to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters


14. teammate
To flow in a continuous stream
Add apostrophe s:p's and q's
Sandwich
Teammate


15. courtesy titles

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16. Kansas City Southern
It means without preparation of advance thought
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.
To argue to the contrary
A fully automatic gun that fires as long as the trigger is depressed. The form: a .50 caliber Browning machine gun.


17. Americorps
But lowercase devil and satanic
USE WITH GREAT CARE specify source of allegation avoid redundant uses ex. accused her of allegedly
Americorps
?


18. impromptu
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
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
Capitalize only when referring to the total collections of events
It means without preparation of advance thought


19. sanitarium - sanitariums
Sanitarium - sanitariums
No apostrophe
Something cannot be partially demolished or destroyed
No O


20. Colt
State of reclining lie - lay - lain - lying
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
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
But lowercase devil and satanic


21. under way
Uses periods in most two letter words; CIA - FBI - GOP; Never use organizations full name then an acronym;
To argue to the contrary
Not compound subject; requires a verb that agrees with the nearer subject
Two words unless used as adjective before a noun in a nautical sense


22. tanks
Use Arabic figures - separated from letters by a hyphen: M-60 - plural: M-60s
Extension of time or degree
More than two look at one another
Plural alumni man who attended a school


23. Kansas City
Headquarters is in Minneapolis
See John F. Kennedy Space Center
Use KANSAS CITY - Kan. - or KANSAS CITY - Mo. - in datelines to avoid confusion between the two
See pardon - parole - probation


24. Kelvin scale
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.
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
A trademark for a process of making color motion pictures
Use Saddam in second reference to Iraq's Saddam Hussein


25. temperatures
Use figures EXCEPT for zero spell out minus and degrees; temperatures get higher & lower
Proper tenses for impel
Teammate
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


26. kilometer
To stand still
Also: keynote speech
When someone is the object of a verb or preposition
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).


27. Magnum
Headquarters is in Mississauga - Ontario
?
A trademark for a type of high-powered cartridge with a larger case and a larger powder charge than other cartridges of approximately the same caliber. The form: a .357 Magnum - a .44 Magnum
No s


28. Accept
Extension of time or degree
Teammate
Noun or verb denotes praise or expression of courtsey
To receive


29. capital
Singular criteria is the plural
Describes money - do not capitalize - city where a seat of government is located
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
USE WITH GREAT CARE specify source of allegation avoid redundant uses ex. accused her of allegedly


30. SAM - SAMs
Acceptable on second reference for surface-to-air missile(s)
A province of Canada north of Montana and North Dakota. Do not abbreviate
Introduces more than two; must be objective ex. among us
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).


31. gender-neutral titles
Do no abbreviate in datelines or stories. Postal code: ID
Firefighter preferred over fireman or firewoman
The city in Utah stands alone in datelines
A cannon or other weapon designed for defense against air attack. The form: a 105 mm anti-aircraft gun.


32. complement
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
Trademark for an electronic control device or stun gun. (Acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle)
Two Words.
Noun and verb denoting completeness or supplementing something


33. American West
Teammate
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
Headquarters of this airline is in Tempe - Ariz.
Means in a hopeful manner; never use


34. Single Letter

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35. tail wind
Precede with a hyphen: break-in - cave-in - walk-in - write-in
Tail wind
Acceptable in all references for severe acute respiratory syndrome - but it should be spelled out somewhere in the story
To receive


36. Saturday night special
Device used to launch a mortar shell; it is the shell - not the mortar - that is fired
A compact - relatively inexpensive handgun
Capitalize the proper names used for a sacramental rite that commemorates the life of Jesus Christ or signifies a belief in his presence: the Lord's Supper - Holy Communion - Holy Eucharist. Lowercase the names of other sacraments: baptism - confirma
Most significant word is made plural: daughters-in-law - assistant attorneys general - major generals


37. M-1 - M-16
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
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.
The spelling for the city in New Brunswick. To distinguish it from St. John's - Newfoundland
Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement DON'T USE instead deny - dispute - rebut - or respond to


38. persons
Use Taiwan - not Formosa - in reverences to the government in Taiwan and the island itself
Capitalize building in Washington
Use it to mean one or the other - not both
Only used in a direct quote or part of a title


39. tablespoon - tablespoonfuls
In indicates location: He was in the room. Into indicates motion: She walked into the room
Not amidst
An aviator or handbill; pass out those fliers
Equal to three teaspoons or one-half a fluid ounce. The metric equivalent is approximately 15 milliliters


40. immigrate
Americorps
DON'T USE IN PRINT
Bulk or quantity; I had less than $50 in my pocket
One who comes into a country immigrates


41. king

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42. anchorman - anchorwoman
See John F. Kennedy Space Center
To make sure or give confidence
Not anchor or co-anchor
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


43. Santa Claus
NOT teaspoonsful
USE WITH GREAT CARE specify source of allegation avoid redundant uses ex. accused her of allegedly
Santa Claus
No O


44. women vs girls
A cannon or other weapon designed for defense against air attack. The form: a 105 mm anti-aircraft gun.
Takes singluar verb two people look at each other
Always use figures. Use hyphens for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or substitute as a noun
After a girl reach the age 18 use woman or young woman


45. Saskatchewan
Is possessive
Noun or verb denotes praise or expression of courtsey
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
A province of Canada north of Montana and North Dakota. Do not abbreviate


46. tape recording (n.) tape-record (v.)
Tape recording (n.) tape-record (v.)
To receive
Formerly Safeway Stores. Headquarters is in Pleasanton - Calif.
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


47. Addresses
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
Introduces two items; between him and her - between you and me
The verbs: sandbagged - sandbagging. And: sandbagger
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


48. Target Corp.
Headquarters is in Minneapolis
Lowercase the common noun elements in plural uses
Lowercase with periods. Avoid the redundant 10 a.m. this morning.
Individual items;fewer than 10 applicants called. I had fewer than 50 $1 bills in my pocket


49. kindergarten
Firefighter preferred over fireman or firewoman
Use days of the week not today or tonight in print avoid saying next Monday or last Monday
A device used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit - ready for insertion into the magazine of a repeating firearm
Kindergarten


50. artillery
Twice a year
Ketchup
Take out (v.) take out (n. and adj)
A carriage-mounted cannon